Blast Off Rockets Roaring



Blast Off Rockets Roaring

Dappling lights decorate my celestial sky
After the dark night of despair
Shadowed moments with dread
Confining me on the cosmic shore
I am learning to swim
Instead of drowning
Walking instead of crawling
Getting up instead of quitting
The ocean of life beckons me
And my heart unfurls its sails.

Spontaneous steps erupt so effervescent
As the wellspring of hope
Comes to life and overflows
It happens because my eyes open
Looking upwards and forward
From the cave to the sky
New worlds open up and appear
Ready to explore I come out
Leaping toward the future
I blast off rockets roaring!

Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
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The audacity of hope requires action not for the faint of heart. Fortune favors the brave!

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Written on August 30, 2023

Submitted by charlesedwardyork on August 30, 2023

Modified by charlesedwardyork on August 30, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A BXXXXAAAXX XXXXXBXXCA XC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 878
Words 157
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 10, 10, 2

Charles Edward York

Charles Edward York is an author and poet activist living in Plano, Texas. He’s written over 1400 poems and published 17 books of poetry. Born in Vietnam and raised a citizen in Dallas, Texas, he writes poems that include the subjects of love and relationships, nature, social justice, including police violence against African-Americans and minorities, astronomy and others. more…

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