The small, gray-barked tree,
splotched with white and
speckled in green moss,
waited.
**
She waited until the
sprinkles stopped, and
as the sky broke from gray
to brilliant blue,
she waited -
for me.
**
As she waited, now under an azure sky,
she bedazzled her tiny buds
with raindrops,
knowing her glistening crystals
would spark a light in my eyes
as I walked by under the now blue sky.
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Andrea Corwin
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Comments (4)
Wow! Such a lovely poem. I feel it as a my own writing!
wonderful imagery of the sky. Lovely written poem.
You painted such a beautiful picture with your words! I'm so in love with your poem!
This a lovely poem, Andrea. I could see and feel the impact of the scene as I read it. 'as I walked by under the now blue sky.' is a perfect ending to the poem!