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Poet Terza Rima

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4 April 2026, for the "Write a Beautiful Terza Rima" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France

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Spectrum of Dawn Waking Up

At first, the purple sunshades hide where dreams cling,
the mind is distracted by how night's feeling,
it drifts along asleep on soft feathered wing.

Now, crimson blood spurts were shapes are annealing,
form re-appears, through razor sharp, edges and seams,
the self slowly stirs, to begin the healing.

Red ochre breaks through, streaming in bright light beams,
piercing the veil, as purpose begins to rise,
shaking the cinders to scatter ash-gray dreams.

Orange inflames the will behind shut eyes,
to rush right in, to show what it held on hold,
sending hot flames aloft, to lighten dark skies.

Yellow crowns the day-break with buttercup gold.
The mind and soul, now awake, can stand up bold!

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