A Haunting Spot

Pearl
rapids
steam cascade 
haunting  canvass 
a red dawn smoulder 
to prise sluggish eyelids 
of zestful bright mood  riser 
who gulps in  rapt awestruck spoonfuls 
of mosaic zone enthralled  enclave 
awash with random sun drenched blue pool plops 
Where giddy children cast green hue pebbles
 as dulcet birds tweet from gaunt elm twigs
and rainbow trouts skim silver streams
wet grass clumps sag on mud banks
a grey fleck morning haze
that scene shift migrant
a spring usher’s
mint leaf scent
in faint,
gust

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Date: 3/16/2025 4:08:00 PM
p.s. Congratulations!!!
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Date: 3/16/2025 4:07:00 PM
Hi Howard, so very beauteous and artistic ethereal. A resounding and enthusiastic FAV. Must visit your page more, my poetry friend. A Happy St. Patrick's Day to you and your family, friends. Hope all is well. Many blessings :)
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Date: 3/4/2025 7:08:00 AM
Dropping by to say congratulations on your winning work. So nice to see it in the winners' list. Way to go. Sara K
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Date: 3/2/2025 6:14:00 AM
Howard, a well penned poem with great imagery. Congratulations on your winning placement.
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Howard Kerr
Date: 3/2/2025 6:53:00 AM
Heartfelt thanks, Tania. The winning placement much appreciated. I enjoyed this challenging contest Howard
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