Tangled Vines
An orange trumpet vine in its beauty
Orange trumpet flowers bright intriguing
It grows reaches for the sun 'pon trellis' strong towers
So lovely and shady is its green vine drawing most humankind to climb
~~Climb until they reach its first level where other vines intwine
Vines intwined of such strength and beauty
One that is mixed in there is Passion Flower
Passion on this first level hasn't passed away
All vines honeysuckle, jasmine, poison ivy reach for the top
At the very top tangled vines wrap around healthy trees slowly choking
out the life
Strong vines cut into the outer bark getting tighter every year
Soon the inner being suffers crushing
By the strong vines which cut deeper, deeper and deeper each
years growing season
The trees who gave support are now overcome by a mass of flowery death
Tangled vines have overpowered
Their deceit and trickery has accomplished its death deeds
The tangled vines are at the top but the trellis of strength and support
Is about to topple
Sponsor: Constance La France
Contest: Tangled Vines
Written this Fourteenth Day Of July 2013
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