The White Poppy Woman
By ralph
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Coming into Sheffield.
The rain so hard and northern
that the coach windows
are pummelled to a rattle.
A city. It’s metal, choke and smoke.
A history of saying no to the mean,
yes to those who gamble or wonder.
Us maybe, if we love, throw our dice.
For you are the white poppy woman.
Young enough to grasp a revolution.
Wise to make the unkind flinch.
To cause this rain to question itself.
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This is beautiful, delicate
This is beautiful, delicate and moving all at once.
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A moving
and subtle poem. That's why it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please share or retweet if you liked it too.
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This is concise and elegant.
This is concise and elegant. A kind of beautiful that stops your day in its tracks.
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Beautiful and delicate just
Beautiful and delicate just like the white poppy itself.
Pops ~xx~
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