Mom Color Poems

Her mother said “no color”
Her father would concur. 
He never went against her mother.
Neither did her sister or her brother.

But I am an artist, she...

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Preponderance of dimensions perplexes with bliss string fervor

Lake mine previous 
(stream of consciousness 
imponderable) poetic efforts,
sans spiritus mundi, converse
sing a boot unfamiliar thread,
and ignored common
sense...

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The table is old and worn
nicks and scratches 
its red plastic tablecloth left over from a forgotten Christmas
its holiday pattern worn and forlorn
many a Thanksgiving...

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red, blue, pink and white
warm and fresh from wind and sun
bouquet smiles and joy

so lovely and hued
from drinking sun day to day
my mom sniffs the...

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Once, I was a purple bird
A red bird, a blue bird
A yellow bird, a green bird
Through all those birds
I realized the words
Were simply a display...

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What is the color of sky?",
My son asked me
It left me thinking
Was it blue, or white or black?
Lemon, tangerine, red, grey?
I wasn't sure!

"Mom I will...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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I'm a dusky queen,

beauty surrounded 

my little soul...


Attention to my face

gained easily 

even from the strangers...


They stared at me 

with theirs 

shrunk eyes...



I wondered 

at their meaningless attention;

I'm just a dusky queen. 


Mirrors reflected 

me as the night sky...

with some white spots.


My face was like 

 stars glittering on night sky,

dusky face with white spots...


I thought I was ugly,

I stayed...

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Poem title: " Unlearn what we learned"

By: Sankara/African Pen

our country was noisy with onslaught sounds/
deefening with gun astounds/
the smoke took over our nose/
and mouth like...

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Bread of Life

His name is known all over the world. 
Some cheer, some do not. 
All will bow in the end. 
It is written. 
It...

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Getting, getting hi...uhm
Strange!, strange things-
Happen to those who think the norm,

Oh out cast me, Villain kid:
Lived of corns and oils!
Crops, daddy worked for kings-
A brick...

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4 a.m. fog rich on fields tranquil. 
Holstein milk slaps the bucket by hand.
White reports parking-lot cars with lights on.

Calls home to mom every Tuesday.
Young...

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Kitchen counters alive; the vivid colors of red, green, purple and yellow glass jars. Your garden flourished.
.
Pickled beets mingle boiled eggs; a pretty periwinkle purple.
.
Yellow...

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Pretty little princess
in bows and pink sundress
gifts and presents wondrous
year old today

Ribbons, sashes, ruffles
on floor crawls and shuffles
loud laughter and snuffles
childlike display

Mom and dad are...

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It's been a gorgeous summer day
but now that it is time for bed
your busy mind still wants to play.

Why don't you snuggle close to me,...

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