When it rained, you demanded a rainbow.
A very special thanks to Eleanor Atherton for sharing her poetic talents with us and supporting a very good cause. Eleanor’s aim when writing poetry is ‘to create a safe space for my feelings, my ideas and my creativity to reside.’ Vivid and expressive, we are sure you will enjoy reading ‘Someday’ as much as we did – thanks again Eleanor.
Someday
Someday I won’t think of you,
Your laughter, that whimsical smile,
The excitement that dances in your alluring eyes,
Giving me a horridly, opulent sense of beguile.
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I won’t recall the times we’ve endowed,
Where your smile told stories of elation,
Where your freckles mapped out the stars themselves,
And your voice rivalled angels into damnation.
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Although our memories are furtive,
I remember a share of sand kicked in our face,
But still you battled through, a leader.
And you, I would follow to the most dangerous place.
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There is a silver lining to every cloud,
In darkness, you scoured for stars,
When it rained, you demanded a rainbow.
And to sadness, you threw sharp spars.
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Someday, I won’t think of you,
I shan’t recall the times we’ve endowed.
Although our memories are furtive,
There is a silver lining to every cloud.
Eleanor Atherton
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