Charmed Chaos
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#Haibun: Shades of Blue
On days like this when the wind is chill and the sun seldom peeks through the clouds, I wrap myself in a shabby cotton sweater. I am a butterfly in a blue cocoon, safe from the world and harm.
It’s an odd looking sweater, with snaps as opposed to buttons, and has always been misshapen, a loose mess. I bought it years ago, off a Macy’s sale rack for next to nothing. It’s lightweight and not very warm, but for some reason its scent brings to mind that of an old friend hugging me. There are random holes in it from snagging it on a rose bush or the huge thorns on the lemon tree, yet I cannot part with it.
When I need solace, I go in search of the sweater. Because it is so old I tend to throw it off when the temperatures rise, leaving it in a forgotten heap. And there it sits abandoned, waiting.
soothing spring showers
falling from colorless sky
lavender spikes bow
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #168 Synonyms only- Comfort & Worn
Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 24 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
and purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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Charmed Chaos 
Beautiful haibun🤩
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It was a leaden gray day here in the land of the sun. You captured that mood perfectly! ❤
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Thank you Colleen.
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I love your Haiban it made my day
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Oh, lavender! No better description of spring than lavender!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger for all Genres as well as craft books and commented:
Oh, like!
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