The Colors of Hope

In the bleakest corners of Hell-Town
    midst playgrounds littered with glass
  Disfigured weeds stretch to the sky
    and no one's seen a blade of grass

  Where junkies openly ply their trade
    and cheap beer flows like lemonade
  A tiny woman, sure a saint, paints a rainbow
    ~ Wide-eyed children, the colors of hope
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Hawkins Avatar
October 1, 2022 at 10:12 PM
Thank you, Gershon, for your magical poem, Somewhere over the Rainbow.
Forbes Avatar
September 30, 2022 at 4:34 PM
Beautiful!
Wolf Avatar
October 1, 2022 at 8:21 PM
'Hell-Town' has its silver lining...
Rodrigues Avatar
September 30, 2022 at 4:30 PM
Your poem ends hopeful. Children are the future. May they stand strong for such a time as this!
Wolf Avatar
October 1, 2022 at 8:17 PM
Children, as you wrote, are our future... They are our lasting legacy... Thanks, Kim
Tor Avatar
September 30, 2022 at 3:11 PM
We need these rainbows in our cities Gershon, representing hope for the children. Wonderful thought. Enjoy your weekend I am sure your still celebrating your hodidays...
Wolf Avatar
October 1, 2022 at 8:16 PM
Our children do so need to be able to hope. Your words are spot-on, Michael... And thanks for the holiday wishes... We go through three more holidays -- one of seven days -- through Oct. 16, I think. Happiness and Hope, Gershon
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September 30, 2022 at 2:36 PM
Ah, this is beautiful, special, gw. Indeed!
Wolf Avatar
September 30, 2022 at 3:03 PM
Thank you so much for the enthusiasm for this one, Milt. Much appreciated. Have a great weekend, Gershon
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