yellow sun
adventure
sails bright d
and e
r n
i o
b b
in the wind
seafarers seeking
the greatest,
lightest burden of them all,
the spice, cocoa,
paint and dye,
the import/export—
of color, comfort,
connection,
and risk—
soaring like a fuchsia
bird
in an infinite,
indigo sky
beckoning,
beckoning
us to come along,
unanchored
to gather up our
castaway hearts
and leave our
shipwrecked shores
behind
© 2014 Jennifer
Wagner
oh i will put my castaway heart in my pocket if i can fly along...
ReplyDeleteyou know i love the ribboned word...ha...so cool...
and i love the message....yes, lets leave those
shipwrecks behind...
What restorative, revitalizing words you’ve selected for this piece, Jennifer. And that “ribboned” lighter-than-air fantastic. Just Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the words flying away, ribboned ~ Good to leave those shipwrecked shores behind ~
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with the word "ribboned" - it made my eyes float over the letters and had an incredible effect! Really made the word look like it was floating :)
ReplyDeleteLovely layout of the poem in the starting and as it move downs it becomes lovelier!
ReplyDeleteI just love how you made the words float on the page..
ReplyDeleteWell this was just so wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteThe visual and the written aspect of this are both great. I like the message of leaving the bad behind and moving ahead with excitement. Well done.
ReplyDeleteI can't keep it any longer: i admire the way you structure your poems up on here! I also love the Biblical way you write. keep them coming!!!
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