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how
the light
this time of the day
warms my brittle 
soul small
& grey

Comments

  1. nice take on this image! Have a great day!

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  2. Beautiful! I love short poetry that packs a sweet punch like this. :-)

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  3. light can have such an effect on how we feel.

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  4. This is so beautiful..... Love the picture..
    Its so effectively portraying your thoughts :)
    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  5. I love the varying hues of the light. Loved this senryu.

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  6. Short and very poetic indeed! Wonderful write!

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  7. This was very nice... like the picture!
    ZQ

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  8. Love the write.. Somehow the grey has a way of working itself inwards.

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  9. A soul with 50 shades of grey...

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  10. What the light can do for us....wonderful!

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  11. Thank goodness for that bit of light. Sometimes a bit of light is all that is needed.

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  12. powerful image by the way.

    the poem really tells a story even with few words. not all are kept in the dark :)

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  13. Beautifully arranged, well done

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  14. Any light however small which nourishes our soul can only be good

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  15. Its a lonely poem, perhaps the sun will bring color.

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  16. The title is perfectly chosen for the words that so effectively portray that meaning. Loved this.

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  17. Sometimes grey is a comforting colour!

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