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Out From the Ashes

Poet:  Ken Jordan 
Poem:  Out From The Ashes 
Edited by:  Sparkle Jordan 
written:  November/2015


A lone Holly Berry
bush -

In
a land of carnivorous weeds; 
Is a jewel.

A Holly Berry 
bush -

Just One, 

rooted deep in the 
ground -

One,

unfazed by the low conditions,
where it lives -

Just One bush, 

stands 
so admirably visible, 
amid the over populated, 
Jungle of menacing black weeds -

One bush, 

Just one, 
grows victoriously, to escape 
the bad lands of it's home -  yes, 
one bush that got away.

One,

Just One (lone) Holly Berry bush,
So undeniably beautiful;....

It's Orange/Red
berries,

showing like a Rembrandt painting,
upon It's Dark/Green leaves, 
soar's above a Ghetto," of weeds. 

One
Holly Berry bush, 
stands strong 


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Donna Jones

Date: 12/2/2015 9:20:00 PM

I know exactly the picture you paint here as I have a couple of these...wonderfully done..

Ken Jordan
Date: 12/3/2015 1:24:00 PM

Thank you Donna, I appreciate your support. This poem is based on the horrible conditions on the south side of Chicago, where my wife grew up. She survived and left it behind, she's the one that got away. All the best to you, Ken