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Oct 08
poem
Geri

When I Felt Like Living

I felt ethereal yesterday. Not today. But yesterday 
I felt, 
ethereal. 
As I traversed down the gray highway with an ever changing sky. 
The clouds were blue lavender smoke, 
their bellies glowing with goldenwhite 
light. 
The rest of the world revolved around them. 
I revolved around them. 
Taking on tones and shapes and colors but being, 
forever, 
beautiful. 

 
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Posted: 10.08.22
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  1. Yellow Sweater
    Oct 09, 2022

    "The clouds were blue lavender smoke" This image really struck me. It helped me imagine the smoke currently in my sky right now as something beautiful, even if it was just for a moment.

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  1. Geri
    Oct 10, 2022

    Thank you! I was trying to find a creative description for the clouds and I'm glad it stood out

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  1. TheMangledSans0508
    Oct 09, 2022

    I love how you use paragraphing to emphasize single words and ideas! The imagery is very vivid, I could see the exact sky you described.

    Maddie Thibault

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  1. Geri
    Oct 10, 2022

    Thanks! I had fun playing around with the format and structure

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