The Poetry Marathon

Expensive fabrics

Swan feathers, red rose petals

Magical wedding

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Delicious chocolate

Thick, rich, vanilla icing

Sweet celebrations

Immersed in vivid colors

A world of vibrant wonder

A visual symphony

Temperatures rising

Foreign debris has moved in

Colors scream before fading

Residents are gone

Bleached skeletons remain

Glistening dewdrops

Glide along slender green leaves

Wet grass in morning

Twilight mist guides the way

On an early moonlit eve in May

I wander along the stream

Each step feels like a dream

My eyes met yours

And I knew in that instance

Without knowing you

That you were mine

And I was yours

Cascading crimson chiffon captivates curious consorts

Writhing and climbing

Spiraling around itself

Wisteria blooms

Sitting on a blanket in the shade

With you next to me

Time passes differently

These are the days I feel closest to you