Splash some
Gold-
en
Glitter on me
And sea
Let tanger-
ine streak
And lavender play
Lay-
ers
Between a nimble cumulus
And horiz-
on
Fill sun
With de-
light
Expand to
Full width and height
Bright
Yellow balloon
On fire
In-
spire
Swell and exhale
'Cuz as you know
In this show
Sighs
Matter
Sighs
Matter
Offered for Alan's prompt at poetryjaam.blogspot.com, to write about sunsets. One of my very favorite things! Hope to add a photo later. Happy Sunsets everyone :-)
ha. i love your broken words, reminds me of ee cummings....
ReplyDeleteoh yes, sighs do matter....
hahaha i love the play on words in that one...smiles
fun response...
Hi Brian! Thank you very much--love your laughter in your words too :-)
DeletePerfection! I love it! Happy Sunsets to you too :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer! Thank you so much, everyone is just making my day today :-)
Delete...sigh...great photo you added!
DeleteLOL! Love this wordplay! Yes, sighs do(es) matter!
ReplyDeleteHi Susan! Thank you! I was happy when I came up with that, every now and then the muse gives me a giggle :-) (I was really torn, I wanted to put "sighs matters" but that really isn't proper grammar...it's the laughter that counts!
DeleteThis is wonderful - clever and very funny wordsmithing pinned against a beautiful sunset. Excellent!
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy! Thank you, I did have a lot of fun with this :-)
DeleteFun play on words at the end of this colourful piece,,,
ReplyDeleteHi Jinksy! Thank you very much :-)
DeleteI love th comment on the balloon
ReplyDeleteHi Rae! Thank you, I played with a few different words before I chose that one. :-)
Deletehaha...Sighs
ReplyDeleteMatter... so very cool... but i would whole-heartedly agree...smiles
ReplyDeletelovely word play and beautiful description and crafting of the verse...
Love all the colors, Sara.
ReplyDeleteOh! Love it all. The vivid color descriptions, and then that clever, clever last line!
ReplyDeleteReading through this poem made me feel like I was on a merry-go-round. Lovely!
ReplyDelete