let us not waste one minute of daylight
we can chase after pillowy clouds
dance with turquoise waves
taste sweet strawberries upon our tongue
as the afternoon sun blaze upon our skin
let us drink in the purple sky
until the sun goes down
- Written for dVerse Quadrille#200 and 2024 April PAD Challenge: Day 29
Beautiful!
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Deletethe poem read like playing in the sun. Fun, and breezy.
ReplyDeleteThanks Maria.
DeleteThis sounds like a dream day to share with someone you love.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading Ali.
DeleteThat sounds like a perfect summer day (and here in Sweden daylight almost seamlessly goes into the next day in summer)
ReplyDeleteThank you Bjorn.
DeleteYour joyful quadrille had my heart skipping and chasing pillowy clouds, Maria! Great use of colour, too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim.
DeleteBeautiful invitation quadrille
ReplyDeleteMuch♡love
Thank you Gillena.
DeleteGorgeous word choices here, Arcadia. My favorite is the slant rhyme in tongue/sun. That falls so perfectly, as it's read.
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Thanks de.
DeleteThe image of drinking in a purple sky at day's end is delicious. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen.
DeleteYou've done a brilliant job showing how exquisite life is through this poem. Beautifully penned, Arcadia.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nicole for your kind words.
Deletemakes me think of childhood summers
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DeleteSounds like a perfect day.
ReplyDeleteThank you Melissa.
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