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Greener Days

The yellow sunshine does not live here.
The rainy clouds are friends.
trudging through layers of sludge-
We -.-soldier-.- on through the storms.
We shiver and cry ourselves to the bone.
In a sky full of stars we\
/drown-
The night filled with the howls of wolves
As they descend upon the brave.
Our walls are built thick enough-
Though the cold tries hard to take souls.
Hurricane is the way of the day's mood switch.
I wish for the days of lavender air
And greener grasses.
When the daisies and mums consumed.
Lilacs are
dead in the ground.
Today I
fall underneath the late dark
And count blessings
the sky is devoid of white powder.
Ice will coat these streets soon.

Style / type: 
Free verse
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I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
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Not Explicit Content

Comments

the logic through most of this, but have a bit of trouble trying to discern the meaning of the capitals mixed in some words. A secret code perhaps? Let us know!~ Geezer.
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Oh, dear. It seems to be a bit of an error.

"To fly is to fall."

author comment

did you keep hitting your shift lock?> may I suggest cleaning this up
I so love the line I so wish for the days of lavender air and greener grasses, I can see the grass and lavender and smell it

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Such usage is intriguing but I am not quite understanding.

Wonderful imagery and eerie: "Though the cold tries hard to take souls."

Undercurrents of concern (fear?) opposed by desire to endure:
"Today I fall underneath the late dark and count blessings"

A loss of beauty (hope?)
"Lilacs are dead in the ground."

Just beautiful in its vulnerability

Thank you!

"To fly is to fall."

author comment

Congratulations on winning Novembers contest. Your poem is lovely

Chrys

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for winning the November contest! Nice work!

Geezer.
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