River Blues Bring Yellow Flowers

Winner and New Prompt, Due, February 10, 2026 There are eight syllables per line.

The following words are to be bolded:

yellow flowers
too small
ice cream
river blues


40 Lines


RIVER BLUES bring YELLOW FLOWERS
Lasting many days for hours.
Their seeds are TOO SMALL, yet they call
out for sunshine. They scream when they
want their ICE CREAM. The chillyness
delights their senses; they start to
put up their defenses, warding
off the RIVER BLUES. The sadness
begins to melt away, and joy
replaces doubt and depression.

The mountain of ICE CREAM starts to
decrease in size, TOO SMALL to see
the heights it once was. Soon the buds
on the YELLOW FLOWERS begin
to grow, blossoming into the
most beautiful flowers that you've
ever seen, in a lifetime of
wonderment, wondering when the
landscapes will turn into something
in a fantasy world of dreams.

ICE CREAM castles are everywhere;
on the beach, on the sand, where you
walk anywhere on the land. They're
coming, yet you don't know when they'll
appear. YELLOW FLOWERS begin
to emerge in loveliness.
The RIVER BLUES will try to make
its presence known. When they arrive,
it will be TOO SMALL to notice;
you'll be filled with sudden laughter.

RIVER BLUES won't eat their ICE CREAM
YELLOW FLOWERS will be TOO SMALL.
Springtime will radiate YELLOW
FLOWERS. The rain will bring droplets
of the RIVER BLUES into fine
ripples, TOO SMALL to amount for
anything. Think of the sunshine
coming into your life. YELLOW
FLOWERS will lift you, and they'll bring
the happiness that you deserve.


Written by Anna Marie Carlson
Preferred Author
February 9, 2026