Vapors
a poem
I kissed the rain goodbye in June.
Wet tarmac held the blue light,
the night, and you:
.
in a quarrel with clouds over the moon,
looking skyward for a fight.
I kissed the rain goodbye in June,
.
I packed up half the forks and spoons,
your favorite knife,
the night, and you
.
drove desert-bound by noon.
I stayed the whole next day inside
and kissed the rain goodbye in June,
.
she painted shadows on our empty rooms.
By dark, I couldn't abide
the night, and you
.
texted only platitudes.
July sun tries coaxing me outside;
I miss the rain, goodbyes in June,
the night, and you.
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Camellia
piercing winter gloom camellia blooms softly such a lovely sight. In winter, in the arboretum and the yards in our region, camellias blooms. Camellia is a tea family plant with lovely flowers. In Japan, camellias have been painted very frequently. Here is one by me (watercolor).
By Seema Patela day ago in Poets
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Congratulations on your win, Morgana! There's really something pretty about "I kissed the rain goodbye in June."💖
Congratulations on placing in the challenge… lots of atmosphere in this poem.
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
I can't get over the repetitive line 'the night and you'. If fits so well ever time it's used and shifts the tone back and forth. Great effect, Morgana!
Wow - this was stunning. Love the way you contrast June (summer, normally a happy month) with the rain, wet tarmac and heartbreak. Good luck in the challenge.
Such a sad melencholy feel throughout this entire piece. This line is haunting 'I kissed the rain goodbye in June.'