Nostalgia Rainbow Poems

She loved Rainbow Brite apparently a snoopy neighbor said.
She is good with the primary colors – yellow, blue and red.
We whispered about her house, and...

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Magic silver key,
fits into my silver shoes.
I was now set free,
I now owned many sidewalks.
My new skates were a big thrill.

 

Date Written: 8/4/2022

2 Place

Childhood...

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The memories come back
like the rainbow after the rain
with all the hues and shades of color
and an unending train

the Bougainvillea tree nearby 
my parents house...

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GARLAND
By Kate H. Stark


It happened while practicing my violin. 

I practiced at home on a seat near the door.
I suddenly felt a huge urge to...

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The Sitter

They rushed me in. 
I had no time to prepare. 
Talk they said. 
Entertain. 
We will not be... long, 
it was a song.

Fear.
My first...

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Tree Top Dancers
and Circus Clowns

The neighbors moved away. 
They said nothing to anyone, 
they just left. 
New people took the home. 
There was a big...

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The Unsaved

I watch you from a distance. 
I see everything you do. 
Your life is hard, 
and the world is unkind, 
mostly, if only at...

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A Christmas Card

Letters unsent, 
to people…
that wish they had received them. 
Maybe not write away, 
or all at once, 
but eventually. 

Harsh words spoken, 
throughout...

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Chickens

Are by far my favorite bird. 

They give and take very little. 
They kill the bugs on the property, 

Not by chemical intervention, 
but by...

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Feet

Mine sweat. 
Mine are also cold. 
This is a dilemma. 

I get the chills,
so I put boots on. 
I am warm,
and comfortable. 

Then… sweat.

How does...

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Purple People Eater

My car. 
It is great. 
It takes me everywhere, 
Like a roller skate. 
I can not wait to go…
Again and again. 

We travel...

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Bright

A tiny seed and plain dirt. 
Water, sunshine, and faith.
Then… not quickly, not slowly…
but… at the right moment.
A delight to the eyes, 
and a magnificent...

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A Piece Of Yesterday

Petrichor calls, I'll savor lungfuls.

I'll not today, only wallow in nostalgia;
usual lone figure in dark overcoat,
homeward from a maddening boss,
humming to the...

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It's so pleasant to see, after a big rain storm, 
a four color rainbow in the sky.
The colors of blue, yellow, red and white,
each color...

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Colourful Memories

They are blurr like grey,
But at times bright as yellow,
The band's in a rainbow,
A kaleidoscopic arena in mind,
The boarding on bicycle,
With support of a...

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