Today we are featuring Inklings Book Contest 2018 finalist, Claire Wong! Claire finished 6th grade this past school year. The poem she submitted is called “Purple Rain.” Our judges enjoyed the strong visual elements Claire used in her poem. Enjoy!
In a plain gray town,
On the outskirts of a city
it rained.
Purple rain.
Like sticky dyed grape juice
Or
Paint being
s p l a
t t e r e d.
Purple.
Not clear.
Nor blue.
Purple rain.
It covered the town.
Everything awash with color.
The rain shifted.
Deep ruby
Orange marmalade
Bright daisy centers
Sparkling emerald
Light sky
Deep dark ocean
Rainbow.
And back again.
Pi tt er -pat ter. Pli p – p lo p.
The rain pours.
Buildings.
Shops.
Faces.
Hands.
The gray town,
No longer gray and gloomy.
Bright streaks of color.
Children laughing.
Purple rain.
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