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Grey
today
blue skies fade
give way to woe
as soft raindrops fall
upon my face, eager
to wash away my dismay
I say a prayer, ask for peace
to rid my soul of despair and grief
and through stormy clouds a glimmer, a shine
a beam of hope, peeking through dreary skies
the spirited sun, wielding the light
banishing away the drab blues
and in their place, saving grace
tiny seeds pushing through
the saturated
earth, giving birth
to new growth
from sun’s
rays.
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge
What a beautiful double Etheree. Linda, this is so lovely! ❤ Lots of showing and not telling.
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Thank you Colleen.
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A lovely and amazing poetry, an etheree? I’m not very familiar with poetic forms! This is very beautiful though. ❤
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Yes, thank you. The syllable count is 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10. This one is a double. 😊
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fabulous! 😊
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beautiful tribute to nature’s song of the season!
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Thank you Jade.
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You are welcome.
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Beautiful poem. An enjoyable read. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you!
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Love the turn from drab hues and woes, to the spirited sun, with a new spring season.
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Thanks Grace.
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A double etheree so beautifully done:
* the grey and rain in the first half; making way to the sun and streams of hope in the second half
* two halves of the form; two halves of the emotional response
* and to me….the shape could be the final raindrop that falls before the sun breaks through
May we all have sun rays of hope in our lives.
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What lovely thoughts Lillian. Thank you kindly. Hoping to be reading others contributions in the morning.
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The double etheree not only makes a great shape but also a beautiful contrast. I love the way the sun breaks:
‘…through stormy clouds a glimmer, a shine
a beam of hope, peeking through dreary skies’.
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Thank you so much Kim.
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Nice reverse poem.
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Thank you Frank.
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I can hardly do a single Etheree, and here you are with a double. Beautifully done and the picture adds so much more value to the poem.
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Thank you kindly.
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love the form, your thoughts flowed like the soft raindrops, and your new profile photo is so pretty!
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Thank you Gina. New haircut so I updated my photo!
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lovely!
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☺️
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Isn’t it amazing how that bit of sunshine and greenery can raise our spirits? “a beam of hope” Nicely said.
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Yes, it is. Thank you Merril!
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A most gorgeous double etheree, Linda!! ❤️
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Thank you Sanaa.
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Wonderful poem Linda! I am so looking forward to the new growth of Spring. I love shaped poems… 🙂
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Thank you Rob.
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This is a perfect form for the theme of renewal…well done. (K)
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Thank you so much!
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The ‘change’ in this really shines! Well done.
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Thank you!
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Full of hope. An uplifting read!
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Thank you!
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I love how this ended up with the new beginning.
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Thank you Bjorn.
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All the rhyming ‘ay’ sounds in this poem really made this read so smoothly. Love that extra effort – it paid off!
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Thank you!
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A beauty.
Pat
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Thank you!
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