PINK SKY
Ken Bartlett 1934 (Leominsterr Mass)
It magically appeared from
East to West and from North to South.
Like a dragon yawning,
began today's dawning.
The sky in the East teased
with a hint of pink.
Quick as a wink, a belch
from heaven erupted and
the entire sky was writhing
in a glorious pastel color.
Billows of candy cotton
floated over rooftops.
The South was a wide
open mouth spewing
a roiled effusion of wonder.
The West, was a powdery gray,
except for the start of a
solid pink rainbow arching.
high into the sky.
Stopping before night's faint
taunting stars could grasp it.
A signal from an invisible conductor
invoked a legato crescendo.
As quickly as it came it was gone,
The pink was taken away.
The morning sky was again pale gray.
the day was not yet over, pink still had more to
say. As the sun retreated for another evening of
rest, gray sky scattered and splattered the West.
Slender clouds shaped like herrings assembled in
an array. Slowly pink reappeared tinting those
clouds on display. Pink then tucked sun into bed
for the night, climbed in beside him, and turned
off the light.
About this poem
My best attempt at capturing a rare pink rainbow without a camera.
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Written on January 17, 2023
Submitted by compostken on February 11, 2023
Modified by compostken on April 25, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,190 |
Words | 222 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 34 |
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