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My favorite places.

Color the wind a swirling blue ‘Gainst a splash of crimson sky. Paint the marshes a dozen greens With egrets white flying by. Wash the sand with a golden glow, Make jetty rocks glistening black Show beach umbrellas in rainbow hues, Where white-capped waves roll back. Paint me an evening strolling here The heat of the day gone by. Color the smell of the salty spray Sending sparkles flying on high. Oh, give me that watercolor life By the shores of an ocean wide. Paint me a palette of sea and sky And evermore there will I bide.

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Date: 7/18/2021 3:44:00 PM
Favorite lines: Color the smell of the salty spray/Sending sparkles flying on high. I watched my 15 yr old granddaughter in a performance “Little Mermaid” yesterday and I was thinking how perfect the scene would have been with the smell of the salty air!
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Barbara Peckham
Date: 7/19/2021 7:55:00 AM
L love your comments. Thank you. I would like to have seen your granddaughter.
Date: 7/18/2021 3:33:00 PM
you have painted with words a beautiful scene, dear poet...welcome to poetry soup
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Barbara Peckham
Date: 7/19/2021 7:56:00 AM
Thank so much for the lovely comment. I do appreciate your reading my work.
Date: 7/17/2021 6:18:00 PM
Nice imagery, Barbara. I enjoyed your poem.
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Barbara Peckham
Date: 7/17/2021 10:41:00 PM
AS always I enjoy your comments. You are very kind.

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