November: North Carolina's skies feature blue robbed of body. Not grey, not much of anything. What I hate and what I love about Nature: her surprises: this morning, isolated clouds, small, childish, and plump in pink and peach. What a cynic would say: color just us being toxic. How I answer: see if you can make such a cloud. Now color it pink. Now add peach and a face. Not the accident you think, but a reminder to take beauty where we find it: in a winter sky, say, that felt itself cold and impersonal. Life is a rock, crumbling fast, or a pad to launch ourselves from. Fly like children into its color anytime we wish.
(c) Phyllis Jean Green, November, 2007 All Rights Reserved
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Reviewed by Rafika Anderson (Reader)
Reviewed on December 21, 2007
I really enjoy your narrative style, vivid imagery and vibrant flow.
To be able to see beauty and be happy at a time when a day is gloomy or uneventful, maybe difficult but can definitely be done. You are lucky to have that "early gift" of finding color to make your life worthwhile. Artfully crafted piece. Thank you for sharing.
Crayola Box wrapped for the holidays sharpener hole in the box shavings! I love that smell of Crayola wax! You draw the outline and I'll color outside the lines and we'll float on the puffy clouds 'til Ray calls you for supper! Tell him to put extra puffy marshmallows on the yams and set the table with that purple, orange, sienna and green-leaf Rit job tablecloth. If I spill the gravy, no one will notice...you know that knock on your door? It's me. Happy Holidays to you and your family, Pea...give Taylor baby a big hug for me. I smile when I say Carolina wren...
your correct, there is much beauty to behold in many facets of life and nature. we sometimes, ( well mostly ), overlook the little things of life that bring so much into the world and they come and go unnoticed except by the few. well written and a joy to read.
I LOVE IT!! A StormSpinner kind of write, wish I'd penned this beauty! Let man create something as beautiful as clouds, as powerful, as all consuming as weather! Can't even predict it LOL "Edumacated guess." LOL Well done, *clapping!*
(((HUGS))) and love, and Merry Christmas to you and Ray,
Explore the mystery of how nature makes unexpected gifts of creative wonders to an unsuspecting caregiver one late night and early morning in southeastern Georgia, USA.
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Amor
Love Tinka
Happy Holidays to you and yours
Carole~
or a pad to launch ourselves
from.
How so very true - and Merry, Merry Christmas, to you!
Be well,
Sheri
Be safe,
Karen
excellent write Phyllis
Ron
Love,
Sage
always,
randy
Love,
ET
I LOVE IT!! A StormSpinner kind of write, wish I'd penned this beauty! Let man create something as beautiful as clouds, as powerful, as all consuming as weather! Can't even predict it LOL "Edumacated guess." LOL Well done, *clapping!*
(((HUGS))) and love, and Merry Christmas to you and Ray,
Karla.