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hey i have to give a brief outline of the content of this poem, but im not sure what i have done so far is right. I really dont know what to write!
Painted Portraits Of Sapphire Skies
by Alicia Vasquez
in a corner of her room
she'd sometimes sit
by a window
sharing her sunshine
with me
wearing a tiny smock
painting portraits of sapphire skies
bright yellow three bedroom houses
white picket fences
and rainbow sunrise foregrounds
first days of school
she sits on the bus
alone
in tears
reaches out for me
we cry
through glass
I blow a kiss
simulate a hug
and promise
I'll always be here
girls softball team tryouts
her dad's in another state
a single mom
she respects hard work
we catch
she runs
plays ball!
I applaud
she's proud
"thanks mom"
team MVP that year
first boyfriend
sad good-byes
a broken heart
lengthy cries
she needs me
I'll always be here
I assure her
she smiles
and welcomes a hug
lying on her bed
staring into nothingness
the phone on her ear
she doesn't hold my hand anymore
crosses the street alone
everything I do embarrasses her
and when I talk she barely hears me
make-up and hair
fingernails and polish
dances and friends
dresses and pins
how I'd like to see a movie with you
talk about boys
and reminisce underneath
portraits of sapphire skies
bright yellow three-bedroom houses
white picket fences
and rainbow sunrise foregrounds
prettier and more independent
sometimes arguing with me
right and wrong
I, not wanting her to end up like me
I push and pray
that she be blessed
under a brighter star
packing up the used car
I bought her
away at college
a young woman
her first time alone
maybe she'll join a sorority
or poet's society
yes, I hope and pray
no one hurts her
changes her good nature
or humble ways
"no time to call"
she always tells me
I'll be home for the holidays "mom"
sometimes when brave enough
I look back
walk cautiously
down the corridor
into her old room
where she painted portraits
and colorful dreams
of growing up in the light
in a tiny corner of her room
I sit
by a window
looking for sunshine
inhaling the scent of the unused place
a tiny smock in my hand
painting portraits
of sapphire skies
bright yellow three bedroom houses
white picket fences
rainbow sunrise foregrounds
and a tiny little girl in pig tails running through the greenest of
grass
underneath the light
of our sapphire skies
Thanks!!!!!
EDIT:
This is what i have written so far
1. Painted Portraits of Sapphire Skies is a vivid poem about a mother expressing her despair as her daughter grows older and more independent. The poem describes the journey of a daughter throughout the stages in life in which the daughter grows more and more independent. After every event where the daughters self is changing i.e. growing older, her mother expresses her anxious thoughts on her daughters future. She doesnt want to let her go. The poem describes the stage of the daughters life, from when she is a small child to when she moves out and starts to attend college. Nearing the end of the poem, the mother reminisces on how she spent time with her tiny little girl in pig tails.
Painted Portraits Of Sapphire Skies
by Alicia Vasquez
in a corner of her room
she'd sometimes sit
by a window
sharing her sunshine
with me
wearing a tiny smock
painting portraits of sapphire skies
bright yellow three bedroom houses
white picket fences
and rainbow sunrise foregrounds
first days of school
she sits on the bus
alone
in tears
reaches out for me
we cry
through glass
I blow a kiss
simulate a hug
and promise
I'll always be here
girls softball team tryouts
her dad's in another state
a single mom
she respects hard work
we catch
she runs
plays ball!
I applaud
she's proud
"thanks mom"
team MVP that year
first boyfriend
sad good-byes
a broken heart
lengthy cries
she needs me
I'll always be here
I assure her
she smiles
and welcomes a hug
lying on her bed
staring into nothingness
the phone on her ear
she doesn't hold my hand anymore
crosses the street alone
everything I do embarrasses her
and when I talk she barely hears me
make-up and hair
fingernails and polish
dances and friends
dresses and pins
how I'd like to see a movie with you
talk about boys
and reminisce underneath
portraits of sapphire skies
bright yellow three-bedroom houses
white picket fences
and rainbow sunrise foregrounds
prettier and more independent
sometimes arguing with me
right and wrong
I, not wanting her to end up like me
I push and pray
that she be blessed
under a brighter star
packing up the used car
I bought her
away at college
a young woman
her first time alone
maybe she'll join a sorority
or poet's society
yes, I hope and pray
no one hurts her
changes her good nature
or humble ways
"no time to call"
she always tells me
I'll be home for the holidays "mom"
sometimes when brave enough
I look back
walk cautiously
down the corridor
into her old room
where she painted portraits
and colorful dreams
of growing up in the light
in a tiny corner of her room
I sit
by a window
looking for sunshine
inhaling the scent of the unused place
a tiny smock in my hand
painting portraits
of sapphire skies
bright yellow three bedroom houses
white picket fences
rainbow sunrise foregrounds
and a tiny little girl in pig tails running through the greenest of
grass
underneath the light
of our sapphire skies
Thanks!!!!!
EDIT:
This is what i have written so far
1. Painted Portraits of Sapphire Skies is a vivid poem about a mother expressing her despair as her daughter grows older and more independent. The poem describes the journey of a daughter throughout the stages in life in which the daughter grows more and more independent. After every event where the daughters self is changing i.e. growing older, her mother expresses her anxious thoughts on her daughters future. She doesnt want to let her go. The poem describes the stage of the daughters life, from when she is a small child to when she moves out and starts to attend college. Nearing the end of the poem, the mother reminisces on how she spent time with her tiny little girl in pig tails.
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