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Home Poetry Beauty

‘Bubbles’ by Ann Christine Tabaka

April 11, 2018
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poems 'Bubbles' by Ann Christine Tabaka

Glistening orbs
Dance on air
Drifting skyward
Without a care

Iridescent spheres
Shimmering bright
Reflecting prisms
In the sunlight

Luminous globes
Fragile and frail
Constructed of
A diaphanous veil

Fleeting bubbles
Bursting free
Illusive sight
Imparting glee

 

Born in Wilmington Delaware in the early 1950’s, Ann Christine Tabaka has been writing poems and rhymes since her Junior High years. She lives with her husband and two cats and was a Fine Arts Major in college.

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Comments 11

  1. Joe Tessitore says:
    9 years ago

    A joyful way to start the day (didn’t mean to rhyme) !
    Well done!

    Reply
    • Christine Tabaka says:
      9 years ago

      I love the rhyme, and I do it all the time myself! THANK YOU Joe!

      Reply
  2. Trevor Siggers says:
    9 years ago

    What a beautiful piece – seemingly so simple but so intricate and carefully formed – perfect.
    Thank you Ann for inspiring me.

    Reply
    • Christine Tabaka says:
      9 years ago

      You honor me Trevor! Thank you so kindly!

      Reply
  3. Satyananda Sarangi says:
    9 years ago

    Greetings for the day!

    Short and beautiful – the poem travels straight to the heart.

    Regards

    Reply
    • Christine Tabaka says:
      9 years ago

      Thank you so much Satyananda, I am grateful for your kind words!

      Reply
  4. David Paul Behrens says:
    9 years ago

    Cute poem. All you need is bubbles to forget your troubles. And I meant for that to rhyme. (That was for you, Joe.)

    Reply
    • David Paul Behrens says:
      9 years ago

      The more I read this poem, the more I want to go out into the sunshine and blow some bubbles. Calling it “cute” does not go far enough. It is beautiful.

      Reply
      • Christine Tabaka says:
        9 years ago

        Why thank you so much David. I still love blowing bubbles in the sunshine, and I am 67 years old! I appreciate your lovely compliment!

        Reply
  5. David Hollywood says:
    9 years ago

    What a lovely light relief. Thank you.

    Reply
  6. E. V. "Beth" Wyler says:
    9 years ago

    I enjoyed reading “Bubbles”! (You know “Bubbles” is a successful poem when it prompts a reader to feel as if she’s on the set of the Lawrence Welk show!) I look forward to reading more of your work.

    E. V.

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