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red balloon
by Kimberly Barefloating
fading on the horizon
against a cerulean sky
at once both
bereft of hope
and full of a joy
briefly bridled
by a child's hand
an ephemeral reminder
of all that was the
rapture and loss
of innocence
freely floating
fading on the horizon 09/15/2003 Posted on 09/15/2003
Copyright © 2025 Kimberly Bare
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 09/16/03 at 06:42 PM This is truly brilliant. It is filled with a tension that brings two seemingly estranged emotions together in an extremely moving way. Top-notch! |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 09/17/03 at 02:44 AM Beautiful in word and flow. I especially like the third verse. I can just see the child crying about her loss, maybe a first lesson in grieving. Lovely poem, Kimberly. |
| Posted by Melinda Sordino on 09/18/03 at 07:29 PM love it...i have always loves balloons, even now i watch them whenever they are around... |
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