Pallette

Gun metal gray and sunset crimson

Shades of life

Emotion

Pain, despair

Joy , elation

Swirling, blending

Competing

No singular hue

Hoping in shades of tangerine

For a few fuchsia moments

I wrote this poem in 2001, after a twenty five year hiatus from writing. I was just beginning to see daylight after twenty five years of darkness.

I found it today, and thought I might publish it here.

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Nancy S. Jun 5, 2006, 5:50pm EDT

I like it a lot! The contrast of the opposites, and the idea of "tangerine hope"..... Good poem.

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donna f. Jun 5, 2006, 5:54pm EDT

Nancy, thank you sincerely. I had my doubts about posting it. After all, it is the first thing I had written for fun in 25 years. When I met my Bill, he encouraged me to start writing again.

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Ron Hall Jun 5, 2006, 7:51pm EDT

Well, good for Bill. The colors (or their names - I'm not sure which maybe both) are very evocative. Thank you.

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donna f. Jun 5, 2006, 8:33pm EDT

No, thank you, Ron.

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0000-twobraincells-0000 Jun 5, 2006, 11:23pm EDT

say thank you to Bill for me Donna. this was a helluva opening salvo.,

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Serina Matteson Jun 6, 2006, 5:50am EDT

Love the last two lines. Totatly incredible poem.

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donna f. Jun 6, 2006, 7:15am EDT

Thank you all, so much.

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La Lady Lisa Westerfield Jun 7, 2006, 10:20am EDT

Nice reflection of a twenty-five year rewakening.

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donna f. Jun 7, 2006, 10:35am EDT

Thanks, Lisa.

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Colonel Possum Jun 9, 2006, 12:29am EDT

Donna,

May you have many more "Fuchsia moments" - You deserve them! Powerful stuff, glad the muse awoke and is know within you again!

Cheers,

Colonel Possum

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donna f. Jun 9, 2006, 7:46am EDT

Thank you, Colonel, and the muse is definitely awake. Insomnia is more of an issue these days...so much to write, so little time....

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Bill's Spirit Jun 12, 2006, 8:55am EDT

(Smiling Big) - Receiving this from Donna was one of the defining moments in our early dating. This poem revealed her poetic side and the fact that she welcomed me to her "inner inner-circle."

Love you, Sweetie.

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donna f. Jun 12, 2006, 10:01am EDT

Right back atcha, Darlin. Thanks for giving me back my "voice".

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Cat Givens Jun 15, 2006, 7:57am EDT

Now THIS is sthe stuff of life. Thanks for sharing your wonderfully colourful poem; I too am captivated with "hoping in shades of Tangerine", and along with the Cool Colonel Possum I wish you Fuschia moments like so much whipped creme on your life.

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