How to Make a Freckle
There’s a danger in looking too long
so I close my eyes
I let the sun start a fire on my lids
turn from magenta to bright red
I imagine it making a freckle
or dropping a spark of inspiration
If I sit long enough in its glow
it might illuminate a truth I am blind to
It might melt a cold grudge
or fuse meaning where there was none
My pupils track its source
like a dream I store for the future
Holding my face up to its brilliance
I don’t worship but I pray
____________Colleen Redman_______dVerse Poet’s Pub
February 4th, 2014 1:05 pm
BEAUTIFUL! With such wonderful imagery….!
February 4th, 2014 1:24 pm
Perfect. Good shtuffs. Huge GRUNT!
Am one those ones who tans dark and fast. Truth be told all the freckles join together -guess am just one big freckle afterall.
February 4th, 2014 2:56 pm
how to make a minor miracle…
February 4th, 2014 4:09 pm
Yes, in the smallest is the largest and visa versa.
February 4th, 2014 5:05 pm
very cool… i love how the moment births the poem here… i want some sun now..smiles
February 4th, 2014 5:12 pm
praying is always good…and we hold onto those grudges far too long…..and they poison our life and our relationships, so if it breaks through that…all the better…..smiles.
February 4th, 2014 5:17 pm
there is so much good to be found beneath the warmth of the sun…wonderful poem to help us see some of the best.
and I do love freckles.
February 4th, 2014 5:27 pm
Yes..i agree..i would rather pray a life..
than worship one..or anything else for that
matter .. but a prayer for me..
can be one microsecond..
as simple
as 1 movement…:)
February 4th, 2014 6:20 pm
OK, seriously I love the brilliance of this- like a homage to the sun. Then this I don’t worship but I pray. Brilliant! Love this Clolleen! Very visual and present.
February 4th, 2014 6:31 pm
I like the idea of not worshipping…but praying. That speaks to me as strongly as does storing dreams for the future.
February 4th, 2014 7:24 pm
OH, how I needed this poetry tonight!! I can feel the sun’s warmth and your enduring prayer!
–thank you, lovely! –joanie
February 4th, 2014 7:32 pm
I love this 🙂
February 4th, 2014 10:25 pm
Title and words are beautifully moving ~
February 4th, 2014 11:35 pm
What a lovely poem so full of energy and light. Cheers!
February 5th, 2014 5:59 am
I enjoyed the warmth on my skin as I read your poem!
February 5th, 2014 1:30 pm
A very clever poem – wonderful images!
February 5th, 2014 10:46 pm
[…] 6. Sometimes I sit in moonlight or under the sun to stir up some inspiration… If I sit long enough in its glow / it might illuminate a truth I am blind to / It might melt a cold grudge / or fuse meaning where there was none. More from How to Make a Freckle HERE. […]