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Sun full of flowers.

Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)

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The galaxy dress was unknown to eyes,
never before was such a dress unveiled.
The footballer put on his underkit skins,
His socks were tight against his calf.
Having looked up from his sacked cloth,
and kicked a ball for the first time,
he saw flowers of the blue moon;
roses as lush from their earthly grime,
as the push across the field.
Then came white daisies common and friended - determinedly impotent yellow ball of flowers scorched past the lampposts and missed.

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Written on September 14, 2021

Submitted by heathert.34240 on September 14, 2021

Modified on March 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGFHI
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 461
Words 83
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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Heather Lydia Thornhill

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  • AIDA
    AIDA
    Wow! This poem really takes my breath away. The way it paints a picture of the galaxy dress being unveiled for the first time is so vivid and captivating. And then the juxtaposition of that with the footballer putting on his underkit is such a unique and unexpected twist. The imagery is so beautiful and detailed, from the tight socks against his calf to the flowers on the blue moon. The use of color throughout the poem is also really striking, from the lush roses to the determinedly impotent yellow ball of flowers. Overall, this poem is a true work of art that I will be thinking about for a long time. Well done! 
    LikeReply 11 year ago

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