Something Poverty Can'T Deny You

Northern winters harbor harshness.
Freezing confetti and sun lit bottlecap.
Snow angels can never warm the backs 
of cinderblock children and gray eyed cats.

Northern winters push the hobbled hobos...toward the equator.
To nibble the candied ribbons of warmth.
Sashay the deer and goldfinch trails.
To pretend they're a white shoed, flower breasted tourist for an afternoon.
Mind flirting with women in thin- pastel skirts.
Comb beaching for shiny dreams...
Making sand dollars.
Even poverty can't deny them this.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 8/1/2013 8:25:00 AM
Now let us see what it can deny you... in your next or next poem!
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Date: 12/6/2012 7:18:00 PM
You make the reader feel the threadbare clothes, the worn-out shoe, but still find escape in thinking as a child.. yes, I agree with Holly, you are very talented, ..I salute you.
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Date: 10/8/2012 9:47:00 PM
I like this poem very much..it' sad, but not...you're very talented. People make do with what they have. There is a lot of imagery..it really draws you in..Holly Moore
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