This is actually one that I wrote a couple years ago as a transformation poem, but the inverse challenge reminded me of it, so posting it here with a few tweaks!
A spring in her step,
summer in her smile,
a laugh for winter days.
She picks up a book.
Dressed in brown leather,
here lies her page
pale in its glory.
Her leathery face
drawn and worn with age
displaying her tired heart.
So softly she sits
on crisp white elm wood,
a loved yet faded story
finally open to the world.
With pages to discover,
her life on display.
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Emmy B
I write some of my truths, and use words to weave stories and ideas together. Writing is a passion and an outlet for me and I hope to inspire, challenge, or simply be a reflection of others's experiences - to make people feel seen!
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3:00 AM Challenge Winners
B. A. Durham’s False Memories blends dream and reality in a seamless mix. As his father, afflicted by Alzheimer’s, fades away, the narrator is haunted by a dream that may be a memory, returning to him insistently. The piece is full of wonderful detail (the father touching his lip where once there was a mustache, “but now he is clean-shaven—he has been for years” — and moving in revealing the complexities of a family’s life. A worthy winner which shows the power of dreams to influence us.
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Comments (2)
Love the imagery of both book and person, and the change that comes upon them. Nice:)
This is uplifting both ways, how we can bring gentleness and vigour both to our lives.