THE COLOR OF BLISS

(on Pink Painting by Kim Smith)
by Alyza Lee Salomon

Breathe in this magic
stained glass window
shielding pink angels
wrestling at dawn
to build neat and perfect
cities of the future
—mapping streets and parks
and skyblue swimming pools
and luscious gardens galore—

Growing visions of
a healthy planet waking
to unfettered landscapes
via embryonic dreams—
sweet cherubs playing Candyland
while green triangular party hats
morph into redwood forests
awakening to eternal spring . . . .

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