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My thanks to Kevin Shaw as it was his contest theme Purple that set the muse to writing. Not the proper form for the contest.

Purple Truth

There is a tenderness to it
this wound – aching
more from memory – than pain
the soft purple truth
of a sunset
lingering.


John G. Lawless
©1/24/2019

Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2019

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February 18, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Love this poem, John.

Gregory Richard Barden

January 26, 2019 at 5:54 PM

Oh, simply gorgeous write, John, and such a wonderful direction to take the theme in ... original, fresh, and beautifully poignant! Love it! :-)

January 27, 2019 at 9:21 PM

Thanks Gregory, appreciate your kind words.

January 25, 2019 at 4:51 PM

you showed me a different kind of purple--one that is totally languid, wrenching... how beautiful, john... huggs

January 25, 2019 at 6:03 PM

Thanks Nette, the theme took off before I read the contest requirements.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

January 25, 2019 at 12:56 PM

Oh that's nice.

January 25, 2019 at 6:01 PM

Thanks Mo, the metaphor morphed from the theme.

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