Pearl

There was a girl name Pearl,
her skin, painful from a sunburn, was all red..
Went to a party, played a game,
spin the bottle, give a kiss.
Laughter rang out,
Pearl had to retreat with great sorrow,
face turned crimson, even her lips were burnt.

She let out a scream in frustration,
wild with momentary embarrassment.
With great effort, she challenged herself
to a new beginning.
Good intentions and optimistic
that she could succeed, banish dismal despair.

Pearl yelled, I want an ice cube
to cool these hot lips of mine.
With a delicate touch,
she kissed that cube with passion.
Hope did shatter because her lips froze.
Valuable lessons learned,
stay out of the sun,
never kiss an ice cube.

Copyright © 2010 Sylvia All Rights Reserved

Written for a club word association challenge. Words used, valuable, scream, frustration, wild, crimson, momentary, despair, delicate, shatter, beginning, hope, intentions, dismal, optimistic, effort, challenged, foolish, passion, want, game, sorrow, retreat, skin, kiss, red, Pearl, laughter, painful.