Poetry as a Mirror - NEW poetry exercise

This exercise is a collaboration between two writers. The first poet writes about longing (for something, someone, somewhere, etc.), the second writer contributes a poem about the satisfaction of that longing.

Here`s a start....

My heart craves
Bright blue sky
and feeling the
breath of warmed
sunshine.

My eyes see
leaden gray sky
through horizontal rain
joining the puddles
that formed weeks ago.

I crave tropical
fruits, atop perfectly
grilled shrimp.
Served by white
coated waiters
on a moonlit night.

I hear the unrelenting
drip, drip, drip of
winter`s latest storm
instead of the
soft shush of waves
on a sandy shore.

I crave spring
and the colors of
the garden
as it puts on a
show to chase away
the clouds.

I crave spring but
I`m drowning in winter.

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OK - next person writes about the satisfaction of longing for spring (and food and tropical shores...)

I held my breath
my hands they shook
I had to take
another look.

But, it was true
they all were there
I uttered a quiet
thankful prayer.

Then I screamed
for with all my might
it brought my husband
panicked with fright.

As the truth dawned
on his face
he began to smile,
he began to pace.

We made a call
and then we knew
worry about money was
completely through.

We hit the big one
and the craziness began
from newspapers to television
we made a plan.

We quietly hired
some experts to do
all the worry
and then we were through;

our days are filled
with sunshine and fun
we hit it big when
we hit the One.