Home Unbound – Poem

There is so much sky in this county, it stretches from one horizon
to the other, and a string of clouds scattered like vertebra
arch, their edges pink, and hazy, the sun sitting low
beneath this smudged spine
and in response my own joints loosen, unlock,
lungs fill and grow
until they are as big as this county, as big as the sky
finally full, finally home.

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6 Comments

  1. This is absolutely breathtaking, Carol! I especially admire; ” string of clouds scattered like vertebra arch, their edges pink,”… thank you so much for writing to the challenge. Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️❤️

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  2. Wow Carol. The perfect words, perfectly placed, and what a picture it painted — beautiful! 🙂✌🏼❣️

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  3. Beautifully written, Carol! I especially love the phrase ‘a string of clouds scattered like vertebra… this smudged spine’. Yes, love is being home.

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