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The Pepperman and the Rain Forrest

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A DAY LIKE NO OTHER DAY. LIFE IS GREAT FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE AND AT TIMES UNBELIEVABLE.
I OPENED A DOOR NOT SURE WHERE I AM. OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD I WOULD SAY TROPICAL LAND. RAIN FOREST MAYBE. IT'S HUMID AND HOT. IT'S A LONG LOOK UP TO THE SOARING TREE TOPS. LOT'S OF STRANGE SOUNDS ABOVE AND BELOW. SOME ARE FAMILIAR MOST I DON'T KNOW. I LISTEN AND VIEW IN EVERY DIRECTION. I TAKE IN THE COLORS AND MANY REFLECTIONS. I SAW SOMETHING LEAP. I THOUGHT IT WOULD FLY. IT WASN'T A BIRD IT'S A FROG IN THE SKY. THAT WAS AMAZING. AT LEAST FIFTY FOOT FLIGHT. JUST MY OPINION A THRILL AND DELIGHT. I SPOTTED SOMETHING IT'S GREEN LIKE THE LEAVES. WHAT I SAW NEXT WAS HARD TO BELIEVE. A FROG TOOK A LEAP A SNAKE TOOK A DIVE. SNATCHED HIS DINNER I SAW IT LIVE EMERALD TREE BOA A BEAUTIFUL GREEN. THE NOCTURNAL CREATURE BLENDS INTO THE SCENE RAINFOREST BEE'S WERE BUZZING AROUND. A YOUNG SPIDER MONKEY WAS AT PLAY ON THE GROUND BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY FLUTTERING FREE. ENJOYING LIFE AS IT SHOULD BE. A SCARLET MACAW MADE A DEBUT. OR SHALL I SAY WAS JUST PASSING THROUGH RAINFOREST CREATURES ABOVE AND BELOW SOME ARE FAMILIAR MOST I DON'T KNOW. Michael E. Harris 05262021

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Date: 5/27/2021 9:35:00 AM
Nice description of the rainforest. I hope to see the Amazon rainforest come January. Really enjoyed your poem, Michael.
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Date: 5/27/2021 11:18:00 AM
Awesome. I hope you enjoy it. Look for and try the rainforest honey. Unlike any other honey on earth. Local price should be reasonable.

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