beauty

Bent bristles and blended bananas

~ ~M ~ 6 Comments

You were the bent bristles
against my skin,
causing me to rethink
the situation I was in.

Your continuous brushing
left me wanting more;
I could finally see a rainbow
peeking through my door.

The color you displayed
forever touched my heart,
and my world turned so gray
when at last, we had to part.

Sort of like blended bananas
when they’re left out all day,
their pretty yellow hue
turns the color of dismay.

And it’s so very sad
the way we both had to leave;
the mere thought
is still so hard to conceive.

But at long last,
I’m seeing color once again;
my rainbow was always here
nestled deep within.

I think I was holding on
too tight to your light
when all along,
this was really just my fight.

© 2021 Michelle Cook

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Writing prompt: Bent bristles and blended bananas

Baby basil and contagious hiccups

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This fragrant garden
The one you’ve captured me in
Still catches my breath

© 2021 Michelle Cook

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Writing prompt: Baby basil and contagious hiccups

Vibrant verbena and alabaster artichokes

~ ~M ~ 16 Comments

The verbena still grows
lovelier than ever,
vibrant in violet,
ever reaching toward
the noonday sun.

And yet here I am
in a state of utter confusion,
still looking at the world
through the dullest
shades of gray.

I’m increasingly in awe
of all the flowers in the fields,
the way they sit so simply,
poised in elegance
and imbued with grace.

I reckon I’m more like
the alabaster artichokes,
colorless and thorny on the edges,
still waiting for my chance to revel
in the realm of my full potential.

© 2021 Michelle Cook

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Writing prompt: Vibrant verbena and alabaster artichokes

Rosy red petunias and pretty pickled peanuts

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Ravishing in red
She’s pretty as a petal
Just pitch the peanuts

© 2021 Michelle Cook

*And yet another one of my writing prompts doomed from the start. Where do I come up with these? 🙄

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Writing prompt: Rosy red petunias and pretty pickled peanuts

Windy slopes and flying horses

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Wild horses leap
Along flourishing meadows
Carpeted in thyme

© 2021 Michelle Cook

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Writing prompt: Windy slopes and flying horses