It Was Good While It Lasted

This dirt road takes me far from the city
Left behind is my self-doubt and pity
Through twist and turn my travels unfold
With rose-colored glasses the tales are told
Around the bend that always haunts me
Is the open meadow that beckons softly
The sun through the trees creates a halo effect
Then comes a tug of reality that I must respect
From my slumber I have now retracted
But my dream it was good, while it lasted

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Linked to It Needs To Be Over as an “Opposite Poem”

Linked to Linda Kruschke’s Paint Chip Poetry Challenge Prompt #3. The challenge is to write a poem in response to the prompt card that includes at least five of the seven paint chip words or phrases. The prompt phrase is It Was Good While It Lasted and the prompt words are: rose-colored glasses, sea anemone, bougainvillea, fresh butter, halo, dirt road, and open meadow. Extra points for anyone who uses sea anemone. 

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