Lesson 14: In The Palm of Your Hand

Poem 29: The Dream Poem

Bright lights,
Infectious laughter,
The sun warming my skin,
Adrenaline pumping through my veins,
Running,
The smell of sea salt on the air,
Wet sand in-between my toes,
The crashing of waves against the shoreline,
And sea lions barking,
A bright blue sky,
Not a care in the world.

Poem 30: Bending Reality

Driving along the highway,
Halfway between destinations,
I stop to pump some gas,
Turning off my engine,
Grabbing the cold metal of the pump,
I look around to notice the scenery,
Lush giant trees and wildflowers,
Paint the world,
Only to the right
down into the forest,
It looks like the place you'd expect
fairies to live,
Or to see a nymph
prancing about.

Comments

  1. TomMarch 3, 2020 at 6:37 PM

    Aurora,
    These are both vivid works, with excellent imagery. The imaginative ending of your poem 30 is also lovely. Here you place the reader fully into a scene.

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