My heart is technicolor
inhaling colors of the cave
cobalt, rose and gold
I whisper walking around the fold
until one shade gazed into my soul
gifting me growth and starry calm
poised around my nape
now shine dark emeralds
Photo credits: Best Tourism best destinations
Kerry invites us to consider the poem ‘The Jewel’ by James Wright.
Posted on ‘Sunday Mini-Challenge’ @ Real Toads
and posted on the Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
58 Responses
I have an affinity for the word ‘nape,’ and the emeralds beset there are dazzling.
Thank you so much, Angie 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
What a boon, to be gifted “growth and starry calm.” I think you got as much out of the bath as James Wright did.
Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Brendan 😀 so good to see you!❤️
Luv your “inhaling heart” Sanaa
Much love…
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Much love..
Love that image… you got the best of that cave… wonderfully found.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Gorgeous.
Thank you so much, Felicity 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Jewels reside deep inside us all, one only needs to look deeper within. A lovely read indeed, and thanks for sharing as always!
Thank you so much, Blogoratti 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Wonderful expression of a unfolding moment.
Thank you so much, Martin 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Love the invitation (command) in the end. I doubt the emerald will be able to do anything other than shine.
Awwww!❤️ Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 that’s such a wonderful thing to say!❤️
gorgeous colours!!!
Thank you so much, Rajani 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“gifting me growth and starry calm” A most wondrous gift to have! A wonderful poem Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sumana 😀 so good to see you ❤️
You must have gazed directly in that shade’s eyes Sanaa to receive such a gift.
Awww!❤️ Thank you so much, Robin 😀 that’s such a lovely thing to say!❤️
The colours and feeling really shine here Sanaa
I really like the way Wright’s poem ignite the thought which produced this poem..
It sparkles.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt)
A technicolor heart – I like that! To me this seems a heart that can experience all the riches of a colorful world.
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Wow!
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Have a good Sunday Sanaa
I love the gifting of growth and starry calm.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
It’s all about standing “upright in the wind”. Good write!
Definitely ❤️ thanks for stopping by, Beverly 🙂
What riches., a gem of a poem.
Thank you so much, so glad you liked it ❤️
I have been in the incredible caves of the South Dakota badlands, and your brilliant extended metaphor is so evocatively sketched … fascinating … A beautiful bit of writing!
Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
-another piece with tantalizing words. 🙂
ZQ
Thank you so much, ZQ 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
lovely writing filled with color.
Thank you so much, Truedessa 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Love the richness of color and what we find in it.
Elizabeth
Thank you so much, Elizabeth 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
So many hues to this poem! Which one shall I pick?
Thank you so much, MMT 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A fun wistful read, Sanaa. I like the part, “one … gazed into my soul
gifting me …”
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Thank you so much, Jim 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
dreamlike ~
Thank you so much, Michael 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Colors are magic!!! Give depth to our world.
Definitely ❤️ thanks for stopping by, Annell 🙂
That’s some jewelry, girl.
Thank you so much, Shay 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A very colorful poem sanaa 🙂 I’m bedazzled by it.
Thank you so much, Samyuktha 🙂 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A wonder of colors. Glorious!
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️