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the color of hope must be soft white
like summer clouds puffing along
in cerulean sky which may gather
into dizzy-high cumulonimbus to
shudder and shower wet blessings
on thirsty fields and caked riverbeds
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the color of hope must be pale pink
like a newborn grandbaby’s tiny toes
wriggling with the joy of being bare
in the warm air to be tickled by grandpa
which soon grow nimble to run in grass
dotted with dandelions and butterflies
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the color of hope must be deep green
like a conifer forest on a mountainside
which exhales pine-scented oxygen to
support life of creatures that nest in
the upper boughs, tap bark for insects,
or rest quietly in cool daytime shadows
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Join dVerse Poets where we paint the colours of hope inspired by the poetry of Jen Feroze!
a poem in my pocket 
Jun 21, 2023 @ 12:46:31
Beautiful Lynn ❤️
Jun 21, 2023 @ 16:53:42
Thank you!
Jun 21, 2023 @ 07:20:57
A lovely response, Lynn. Hope would be colored in the natural colors of the world. 😊
Jun 21, 2023 @ 16:54:27
I think so too…
Jun 21, 2023 @ 01:22:01
Beautiful take on the prompt!
Jun 21, 2023 @ 16:56:15
I’m glad you liked it M Jay!
Jun 20, 2023 @ 22:10:32
I’d love to live in your poem.☁️🦶🌲
Jun 21, 2023 @ 16:57:13
Your comment makes me smile, Melissa 😀
Jun 20, 2023 @ 21:50:57
Beautiful colours of hope, Lynn, they certainly bring happiness.❤️
Jun 21, 2023 @ 16:58:34
Thank you much, Punam. I wish you happiness…and hope!
Jun 20, 2023 @ 21:21:45
I love this Lynn. I can actually see the color of hope
Jun 21, 2023 @ 16:59:57
Thank you, Brenda, for stopping by to look!
Jun 20, 2023 @ 18:08:39
Nice selection of things that give you hope and make you happy!
Jun 20, 2023 @ 19:20:32
We must hold on to hope, right?! It was a wonderful prompt!
Jun 20, 2023 @ 20:30:38
Yes it was… a good reminder of how blessed we are!
Jun 20, 2023 @ 17:32:51
Together these three colors create a beautiful rainbow of poetry!
Jun 20, 2023 @ 17:50:07
Thank you, Helen!
Jun 20, 2023 @ 16:41:14
So very clever, Lynn, giving Hope colors of natural things, I find that birds give me hope. They sure do have it themselves, we have some bringing up their babies under an eave.
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Jun 20, 2023 @ 17:12:59
Yes, birds show beautiful colors/sounds of hope! Thanks for reading and commenting, Jim 🙂
Jun 20, 2023 @ 16:15:39
I love the colours of your three things in your poem filled with hope, Lynn! Cloud watching is a great pastime, walking in the woods is such a pleasure, and babies’ toes are so cute. I’m with you on this.
Jun 20, 2023 @ 17:15:19
Thank you so much, Kim 😀
Jun 21, 2023 @ 02:22:56
My pleasure, Lynn.