Lost in deepest blues
From one to another
One extremity to another
Life's river flows
From tranquility to disquietening despondency
sadness to serenity
From the darkest depression to crystal clear rejuvenation
Sky so blue, I see you above me
Lift my mood high
Raise my spirits
As I drink
From life-giving waters
Satisfying and fulfilling
hydrating and oxygenating
With the deepest blues
are the deepest lows, for sure
But the deepest blues
Also offer
calmness, restfullness
Peace.
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Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: This is in response to the excellent and very supportive Poppy's colour writing prompt, which you can find out more about here:
Also, major milestone will be hit this week, and I have a treat (well sorta treat? Maybe you won't think that when I do it haha!!) that I need to sort, but will. Anyway, the bottom line is - watch this space.
Until then, you can also take a look at some other recently published pieces like, if you have the time and inclination:
Or check out the rest of my work here.
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Paul Stewart
Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.
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Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH6 days ago in Critique
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Beautifully done, Paul! I love the contrast between water's darkness and calmness here. ❤️
I really enjoyed the line "From tranquility to disquietening despondency". Amazing poem!
Great entry to the challenge Paul. Very soothing and also no deaths at the end this time! 😊 I liked the binaries and the overarching imagery of water.
This actually made me sleepy - In a good way!
A wonderful twist on ‘the blues’. I love this, Paul. Very well done! 💕🙂
Blue definitely is very calm and peaceful. Oooo, I wonder what milestone is that. I thought maybe you'll be hitting 500 stories but you're at 432 as of now. So maybe it's your reads! I just hope your special treat isn't Rickrolling me 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Blue, blue, it's blue they say on the far side of sky. Blue, blue I'm goin' away though I have no reason why." (Sorry, couldn't help myself.)
I love this! I love the comparison and offering a different view of blue. 'From tranquility to disquietening despondency sadness to serenity From the darkest depression to crystal clear rejuvenation' Is just stunningly written! Also major milestone?! I'm keen!
Beautiful… love the contrasting emotions, with the positive ending.
This is astute, Paul. I love your perspectives on the deepest blues. After reading your work, I started thinking about "The Blues," music that resonates with the soul's pain. Kudos! 💙👏💙
Amazing stuff! 💙
Beautiful words
This is beautifully done.
Nice💙📝👌
I got lost in your peaceful blue poem! Fantastic work 😍🥰😘
Love this! So poignant and beautifully done -Stunning response! 🤍🤍🤍
Nice word play on the meanings of ‘blue’. Well done, Paul.