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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 26, 2023 @ 07:46:16
Beautiful lines. thanks.
Jun 26, 2023 @ 09:20:02
My pleasure…thanks for reading 😌
Jun 22, 2023 @ 03:39:23
This is beyond lovely, Lynn ❤
~David
Jun 22, 2023 @ 19:54:12
Thank you, David! Grandbabies are fearfully and wonderfully made 🙂
Jun 21, 2023 @ 20:01:26
Perfectly lovely!
Jun 21, 2023 @ 19:39:39
The colour of hope invariably comes at varying times that makes it fun to anticipate. You captured it very well Lynn!
Hank
Jun 21, 2023 @ 20:17:32
I thank you kindly, Hank…anticipation is key!
Jun 21, 2023 @ 16:34:23
Your poem is a delicious breath of fresh air. The color of hope must be all these things!
Jun 21, 2023 @ 16:53:09
I appreciate you saying so, Jennifer!
Jun 21, 2023 @ 15:12:41
Beautiful ❤
Jun 21, 2023 @ 16:53:24
Thanks 🙂