April's Prodding

Copyright© 1990 by Dale E. Malone and April Whited

Poems & Sonnets
   Date : 27-May-90
   From : Dale Malone
     To : April Whited
Subject : Rainbow (poem)
 
AW> I know all you are probably getting tired of having to read
AW> my poems...but I will put them in anyway!

Now, don't start getting sensitive. Post them, that is why we are all here, we want to read them.

I am like Debbie [Silas], I am moved to write, but not often do I write unless I am inwardly compelled.

So, if you are the one writing, more power to you.

AW> rain will come another day
AW> light and water will start to play
AW> and make a sight that's made for two
AW> a rainbow I can share with you

I liked the stanza above the most.

April's Prodding

A rainbow shyly opens its fan of shades,
Appearing, suddenly in a cloudy sky,
A spectrum of colors, up there parades,
Causing a stir within each passerby.

When April shared her words of praise,
Caused a spark in my creativity,
God's own necklace in summer's rays,
Penned this reply as is my proclivity.

Not from her work, to cause a distraction,
Simply to share my answering rhyme,
The words demand their own satisfaction,
Seeking also, into the ether to climb.

From the depths of my breast, a heart is beating,
Off to the mailman my poem, in a flash,
April's words, I avoid repeating,
Hurried images, in a frenzied dash.

I end this tribute to summer days,
The magic of light and a shining orb's rays,
I changed the pattern at the end,
Now, have to stop, this poem to send.


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Written by Dale E. Malone and April Whited, Have you ever been in awe of a rainbow?
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Last modified: April 26, 2009