The Painted Sunset

coming home
day is done
my cold bones
creak with sorrow
the only thing that keeps me together
Sunrise

red gold pinks yellows
a tinge of purple here
a tinge of blue there
Sunrise

Helen Peever

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 5/29/2011 5:07:00 PM
Enjoyed reading this one..Congrats..Sara
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Date: 5/26/2011 6:42:00 PM
Helen, a pleasure to see your poem in the winner circle. Agape, Moses
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Date: 5/26/2011 12:42:00 PM
Many congrats :)
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Date: 5/26/2011 3:41:00 AM
Many congrats Helen on big win in HG's contest with this excellent entry. Luv & Best wishes - Hitendra Mehta
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Date: 5/25/2011 6:29:00 PM
Congrats Helen on your wonderful win in this contest by HG .. an excellent entry luv. enjoy..
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Date: 5/25/2011 5:08:00 PM
The beautiful colors ot the sunrise and sunset should awaken the lowest spirits. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
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Date: 5/25/2011 3:25:00 PM
Congratulations on the win in the contest of HG, Helen
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Date: 5/25/2011 10:50:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in HG's contest Helen. Love, Carol
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Date: 4/29/2011 3:45:00 PM
Dear Helen , I ran out of room, Sorry I know YOU are New Here If YOU want to Win Contest You should read the Rules In a Day or Two I will check back If YOU haven't adhered to the Rules You Will be Disqualified, Again Welcome to the SOUP With LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Liege...HG
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Date: 4/29/2011 3:37:00 PM
Dear Helen, Welcome To the Family of POETRYSOUP, I Thank-YOU for Supporting my Contest : " Sunrise - Verses - Sunset " A suggestion; on the left hand side of your Members Page under Contest You will see the Members Contest click on that and find the Contest YOU want to Enter and There Will be Contest Rules My Contest says I will not except " I do not Know " as a Form and YOU must put YOUR name on the Bottom of YOUR POEM, at the top of YOUR POETRYSOUP Member page has the forms make changes
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