Heartwarming With the Earth against my ass and scorching rays caressing my hair, I take a deep breath. I lay down on the ground and let the heat suffocate me further. I want to be melted and have my heart become as cold as the soil, unbothered and flourishing. - Sappy
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~Sappy Daze~ Day 4
Ode to Blue Blue marks the sky and hides the ocean. It hides the depths of a person’s emotion by saying they feel blue, though blue flames burn brighter than red, and blue whales are the largest animal on Earth. But spotting blue in nature on our blue planet is a once-in-a- blue-moon experience. Blue is made from mankind. Blue cheese is injected with mold and the rhythmic beat of the blues blares from band instruments. Both are infectious but still, nothing beats the out-of-the-blue melody from a Blue Jay chanced upon in the sky. - Sappy
~Sappy Daze~ Day 3
Stand Each step that weighs down a soul should be weighed down with happiness and each fall filled with tears of laughter. Get up. Use the 13 muscles of a smile instead of the 47 of a frown. - Sappy
~Sappy Daze~ Day 2
Summer Sun Tastes More memorable than mulberries, a fruit more known for staining the sidewalks and chalk sketches than its sweet taste. Still, I like Autumn better: the smell of a pumpkin’s pimply skin. Scenes of sinking skulls that trick children for treats. Screams of scattering leaves. The sweet taste of fear, the chilly air. Feeling the euphoria of fading warmth before freezing. - Sappy
The Poetry Corner – 13 April 2021
[To read an introduction to this column, please see the first paragraph of the initial post here]
This week I would like to feature a poem I found recently that I think is powerful and important to read. It is from the accomplished poet R. Erica Doyle, and her words about the poem are given at the end.