Daylight still
Is jealous of your halo—you are
Sunshine—unmistakable—that brings life into the
Terracotta of your eyes. In a dream I have, you're
Revirescent Romeo—a single glance from you and I
✨Am young again:✨ so bright, aglow, alive.
Acculturated are we to the
Chaos that accompanies this tradeoff, darling:
The Daylight waits to be your scarlet sunset—and me, I...
Wait to be your Juliette that's painted in the sky. Oh,
Ombré are the clouds that
Swirl above me as I reach for you, dear Romeo—
Negligent to staying in the present am dear I—
Always chasing daylight just to be the one who
Lights your eyes today...
Always dreaming I'm your Juliette who's
Painted in the sky.
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-Gina C. 🧚♀️✨
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This poem was written for the Dancing with Distraction Challenge. :)
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Gina C.
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Comments (25)
I love "your terracotta eyes" 😁
This was a perfect love poem. The lines I wait to be your Juliette that’s painted in the sky and Terracotta of your eyes really stood out to me. I read in the author’s note of another of your poems that flow is very important to you. You can really see the effort to create that perfect rhythm in your writing. Flow is also very important to me😊
Your poetry revives the smoldering ruins of a heart that once blindly believed in the magic of romance. This is delightful Gina 🥰
All of your acrostic poems have been such a delight!! Another stunning poem ☺️
I loved this. I felt Juliet’s voice.
Fantastic work here, Gina! I felt like I was in an artist's outdoor studio from start to finish of nature's canvas.
Snap, snap, snap!
The words themselves are joyous and paint a swirl of color. Excellent work!
As always, your words and imagery are beautiful! ❤️
This is a beautiful flow of words
Not me thinking of Panna Cotta when I saw Terracotta, lol! Revirescent Romeo, that was so beautiful! Also, daylight being jealous of his halo, magnifique! Loved your poem so much!
I'm always admiring your meter! I've always struggled to achieve a flowing meter, like in your poetry. It really does shine in each one, and here is no exception! Stunning imagery and gorgeous diction. It's a poem I want to snuggle up to and be warmed by. 💜
So Beautiful!
I love the way you paint with words. Flowing like water, freely around all obstacles.
Rhyming 'sunset' with 'Juliette' - amazing! Love this!
The shifting formatting is cool and I enjoyed the word choices.
☺️✨🙌Lovely work & word choices as always…I will need to find out what ombré means though.
Ooo, such lovely imagery in this. I could picture it all. And 'ombre skies' was sooo good!! Stellar work, my friend!!
This is beautiful. It's romantic and dreamlike and reads like a musical. Amazing, as always.
The vivid colours your words paint and then the pictures they adorn, so neatly and nicely done.
This poem is gorgeous! I really like how color and gradients of color are used and implied in the piece. "Terracotta of your eyes"??? Absolutely lovely. The color of terracotta is immediately recognizable, but I also love the associations that come with terracotta, especially how "life" is brought into these eyes along with "[s]unshine." I think of clay pots for plants and how they help to sustain life and promote growth. Awesome job!
Love the romanticism in this one!
"Sunrise, Sunset". The beauty painted through the sky, through life, through love, gracing us with the indescribable, intangible, untouchable.
So ethereal 🥰🥰
Wow - impeccable, eloquent and beautiful as usual. Fantastic job.