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Over the Rainbow

For the breakup nonet challenge

By Andrew C McDonaldPublished about a month ago 1 min read
Over the Rainbow
Photo by Ruan Richard Rodrigues on Unsplash

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green - Sight Unseen

Blue, Indigo, Violet Sheen

Our tender love now turned mean

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Rainbow hue faded, drab

Love's corpse on a slab

Death by a stab

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No gold pot

Love shot

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Done

heartbreak

About the Creator

Andrew C McDonald

Andrew McDonald is a 911 dispatcher of 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp

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  • Grz Colmabout a month ago

    This is a unique one. Liking the rhythm too. 👏👏

  • Esala Gunathilakeabout a month ago

    Over the rainbow is beautiful.

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a month ago

    Love's corpse on a slab, I especially loved that!

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