Written for: Sunday Muse #160 (posted by Shay)
I lean against
these tenement bars,
cold steel, like
this city. While holding
my face up to the sun, I
close my eyes, and dream
of an island life, friends
gathered around me, teal
pools, green seas,
and pink sand castles
that never crumble.
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Love the way the colors are part of the island and the idea of the permanent sand castle.
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Thanks, wyndolynne!
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White sand beaches and umbrella drinks!
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I’m up for that!
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Impressive, your ability to take a black and white image ~~ turn it into a dreamy color filled poem.
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Thanks, Helen!
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You capture the longing for sun and life in this pic perfectly.
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Thanks so much!
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Love it! Perfect interpretation of the image.
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Thanks, Susie!
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The yearning in the image is truly in your poem Sara!
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Thanks, Carrie!
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You gotta get out of the city, LOL!
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Ya think?
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LOLOL!
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Sand castles the never crumble. That’s one for the books
Thanks for dropping by to read mind
Much💚lovd
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Thanks, Gillena!
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Sounds like such a wonderful place to be. Love the “pink sand castles that never crumble.”
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Thanks, Lisa!
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You’re welcome.
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I once read a book entitled “Image Your Way To Success”. Maybe you can image yourself to a lush, green island!
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If only!
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