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Jul 13
poem
thegreenone

The sky and, oh my!

the sky, and oh my! recording.m4a
My eyes lit up in wonder
as I saw the sky ta-day.

It possessed a special shade of deep blue,
with these delicate soft cloudy strokes of white.

They were all over the place!

Some were in pairs of lines
while others continued beyond the hori-
zon we could not see.

I imagine this vivid canvas was painted by God
or perhaps by God’s angels.

They seemed to be written in a 
language only we knew.

We walk under the sky,
following this sheet of music.

As the strokes are fading faster,
we discover the meaning.

So we run hard in hand
chasing after these strokes 
to see how this piece ends.

We don’t know how long 
it will take to unravel this piece,

but we do know
we will do it together.

And here we are
back to where we have started,

and I realize how
small this world is,

so you have to make the most of it
in this never ending marathon of life,

with someone who you want to wake up to
snuggle with till dawn
to read till sunset
dance till dusk
to write till noon
and to be with you.
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Posted: 07.13.21
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no way a male poet?! yes way
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  1. S.Reid
    Jul 14, 2021

    The audio takes this beautiful poem to a whole new level! Love it!

    YWP Executive Director
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  1. thegreenone
    Jul 15, 2021

    :D

    no way a male poet?! yes way

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  1. Roses
    Jul 14, 2021

    I love the way you read this poem!!

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  1. thegreenone
    Jul 15, 2021

    Thank you! I felt it was necessary because I wanted the reader to know what was going on in my head.

    no way a male poet?! yes way

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  1. swimspotter
    Oct 22, 2021

    I love the way you read this, your voice is so soothing.

    Evvi

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  1. thegreenone
    Oct 23, 2021

    comment of the week! thank you so much!

    no way a male poet?! yes way

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