the blue muse

optimism

how brave is the flower

that breaks through cold earth

in search of a sun who never

made any promises

never offered hope

or any kind of commitment

just a stray bit of warmth

a bold benevolent smile

and

just the right light

to make her

golden

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Anna Montgomery April 25, 2012 at 11:27 am

Gorgeous nuanced color in the photograph and a beautiful revelation of a poem. Thank you!

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Maery Rose April 25, 2012 at 5:45 pm

Beautiful photo and poem. You have left me with a peaceful, hopeful feeling.

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kamana April 25, 2012 at 11:01 pm

we are all in search of its warmth

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Marcie April 28, 2012 at 12:26 pm

The eternal optimist – for sure. Beautiful!

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robin April 28, 2012 at 4:44 pm

that is a perfect definition of optimism…one you won’t find in the dictionary!!

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