PINK SKY

Kenneth Bartlett 1934 (Leominsterr Mass)

March 23 


From East to West,
and North to South,
it magically appeared.
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.
The entire sky was writhing
in a glorious pastel color.  
Billows of candy cotton
floated over rooftops.
The South, a wide open mouth,
spewed a roiled effusion of
.                             wonder. The West was a
                                        powdery gray,  except for the
                                        start of a rare 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 quick as it came it
                                        was gone,  The pink was taken
                                        away.  The morning sky was
                                        again pale gray.

About this poem

This sunrise enhanced my morning in mid January.

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Written on January 17, 1923

Submitted by compostken on March 10, 2023

Modified on April 09, 2023

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Characters 1,234
Words 151
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Stanza Lengths 27

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  • yuri810402002
    Uplifting, melodically-figurative, and cooly original like the 5th cardinal-direction had just been discovered as an eerie-ly grounded compass is brought to life a-new.
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • pattid.47509
    I can picture it so clearly. One of my best memories with my Dad was lying on the grass watching the northern lights at the cottage.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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