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True colours

Jet Rood

Free verse
Rainbow in a gray sky
leaves coloring in fall
sunset and sunrise
massive impressions

The art of nature
without pencil or paint
pure perfection
it is just there

Right in front of us
day after day
nothing common
beautiful as always

Never boring
always willing
to show us
their true colors
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Written on October 25, 2023

Submitted by Jet-Rood on October 25, 2023

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Scheme XXXX XXAX BXAX CCBX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 304
Words 69
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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Jet Rood

2023: In a world full of chaos, creativity is one of the helping things to keep yourself sane. ******************************** 2014: A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen than you have something very special. - Nelson Mandela - ******************************** I am from the land of tulips and mills. Writing is a need like eating and sleeping. I think we are all wondrous creatures who deserve to love ourselves and live in freedom. I like to participate in cases which can make a difference for myself, my surroundings and the earth. My wish: humanity in a non-dualistic society. more…

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  • alanswansea18
    alanswansea18
    Hi I love these short poems they're right to the point and it's simple great work.
    LikeReply4 months ago

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