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A Second Chance

A Second Chance

Hearing a Corella cry as it flies across
grey skies, Anticipating the squall, clear
showers of life. Gutters flow from Heaven
to Earth, giving birth to clean growth.

The sudden green as parched soil erupts
with change. A fresh day, sun rays, lines
of pinks or orange, pale to bright blue, herald
the new; a promise of happiness to come.

Painting walls, making beds, cooking meals
together. Taking note of all the colours
in our lives, remembering that single white
Corella, we still watch the storm, together.

Frances Macaulay Forde © 2016

#Poetry #Corella #stormyskies #rainclouds #winter #memories #2ndchances #romance

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