why be drab and dreary
get creative and dab
on some paint or make up
try something out of
your comfort zone
paint vivid colours
or an artistic face
get cheery whatever it takes
once we move past the known
doors open, demons blown!
d’Verse, 44 words with ‘dab’, De Jackson
© 2021 poem and photo Copyrighted https://wordpress.com/aroused.blog
my photo of yesterday’s rainbow … lots of rain so plenty of rainbows!
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This is lovely…☺️
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Trying something new is always a good idea! 🙂
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wow, that rainbow is so stunning… it’s been raining here and the sun hasn’t been out for weeks…
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Gorgeous rainbow! Just what we need – a dab of brightness in this world. 🙂
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Ready for something new.
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2021 must be better for you, with the littlies growing and Stephen making a change things must improve 🙂
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Let’s go!
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‘once we move past the known
doors open, demons blown!’
Yessss!
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Great suggestions! Trying something new is liberating!
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Wow- this is excellent!
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Hahahahaha blow away the demons and negativity and let us hold on to being happy and gay. Lovely poem, Kate such a joy to read.
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Color is always a good way to open doors. (K)
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Beautiful photo my friend and I love your words. No point being drab is there, we make our own sunshine! 🌈💛
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So true. Being in comfort zone for long is not good for anyone. Enjoy summer.
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Beautiful, SweetKate! And so encouraging and smile-bringing! 🙂
Your words always bring bright colours to our lives!!!
❤️ 💙 💜 💛 🧡 💚
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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Oh Kate, this is simply beautiful and inspiring!
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Yeah, art never hurts! I have seen women with dramatic eye makeup as the rest of the face is masked and I must say it is very striking.
Love the rainbow…you get the drift…jealousy raising its head!😉
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I enjoyed the positive vibes here and the idea that creativity is a force to be reckoned with. The title, “Artistic” is such a good choice. ✨👊
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Such positive, pro-active energy in these lines, Kate! Love it! 🌞
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I saw some cheery temporary tattoos on Amazon! ❤ You're right, Kate, we need to break out of our drab routine! ❤
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I love the upbeat tone. We need this.
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demons blown indeed
thanks for the posative thoughts
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Kate,
For some reason, this brought to my mind those crazy rioters/clowns with face paint 🤡
-David
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I’m having trouble as my vision of any possible positive future fades. Maybe if I try some make up, eh?
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A great poem of encouragement for this time…
Love your closing lines! Very true!
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My mother used to call her make-up her “war paint”. As an actor, I had to learn to do my own make-up. I was never too good at it.
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Time to open the door and let the demons out, for sure. Hopefully they’ll not hang around!
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I agree – choose anything that makes us feel lighter and brighter 🙂 Lovely poem, even makeup is a very important tool to come out of comfort zone.
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This is absolutely lovely! 😀 Some great advice here to kick start the new year with! 💝💝
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A new coat of paint is like a breath of fresh air… but no make up for Ivor… although today I am starting something new and interesting…I’m attending the first ‘hour and half’ session of 5 weekly poetry Zoom meetings, “Writing Circle”, hosted by Ali Grimshaw…
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Great advice! I think many of us are ready for something new.
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I really feel ready for something new… the old is stale and drab…
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I absolutely love the power in these last words:
“doors open, demons blown!”
I just read a thing that said another country’s tradition (maybe Ireland?) is to open the front door on New Year’s Eve and let the old out, and the new in. Has this ever been more needed than this year? Goodness.
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A great quadrille with a final line that packs a punch! I think next time I go out I might paint my face with full war-paint, even if only half of it will be visible under my mask. At least it would get people talking and maybe cheer them up a bit…
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