This post was written in response to this week’s Sue Vincent’s Writephoto prompt. Check out Sue’s wonderful blog for more information.
Too Bright
Sometimes the sky’s too bright.
The dazzling light melts our thoughts,
And blinds our minds.
Sometimes a moment of brilliance,
Becomes an instant of glittering madness,
An illusion of eternal clarity,
Spinning our mind into a flash
Of confusion.
Sometimes it’s easy to forget
The lies we heard
And the tears we shed.
They hold the intensity and the radiance,
Of the moment that outshines the pain,
Which never aches,
Because once,
The sky was too bright.
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This poem is meant as a tribute to the great Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas, from whom I have borrowed the first line of his famous poem: ‘Sometimes the Sky’s Too Bright‘.
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Beautiful poem. I think it goes with the photo just perfectly. Thank you for this
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Thank you for dropping by and letting me know.💗 The picture took me straight to Dylan Thomas’s first line and I took it from there. I love the way a photo and a memory spark
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I love your poetry … and yes sometimes the sky is too bright! X
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Thank you.💗 Adrienne. Morning sun is often too bright! I prefer the evening sun. It’s much kinder to the eyes and brings out softer colours.
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I love that last line Lucy – wonderful stuff.
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Thank you.💗 Linda. It’s so encouraging to receive positive feedback 🙂
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Glad your little one is better it’s always a concern
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This is really gorgeous, Luccia 🙂
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Thank you.💗 Your picture and the first line of Dylan Thomas’s poem took me straight there!
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I am glad… it is a truly lovely poem 🙂
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fan poetry at its best Lucy
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Thank you, Geoff. I’m going to be doing a lot fan poetry this month on the AtoZ:)
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Sounds like fun and hard work. Good luck
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A glorious take on the prompt. And, yes, sometimes the bright sky can burn out the pain.
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Thank you, Bernardette💖
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Beautiful. Love the last two lines. 💖
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I love the way this sounds like a proper poem full of alliteration and assonance and all that good stuff. I’m not so keen on the way the first line seems to be slightly at odds with ‘Because once, the sky was too bright.’ I think it’s because the first line is in the present tense and the last words are in the past tense and that kinda jars me. But then – what do I know! Keep up the good stuff, Luccia. 🙂
Kindness – Robert.
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Thank you for your comment, Robert. It’s great to get constructive feedback. I’ll look at those lines again. I’m having fun and challenging myself to write more poetry. I’m convinced its helping tighten my prose style, which can get verbose. Writing poetry is also a wonderful for personal reflection and growth.
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This is very true, Luccia – the disciplines of poetry and prose complement each other very well.
Prose: “You’re looking particularly beautiful this morning, Poetry.”
Poetry: “Well thank you very much, Prose – you’re not too shoddy yourself.”
🙂
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😂 Poetry is always more beautiful than prose.
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Well, yes – there is that. 😉
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