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Armed With Wings of Cypress Wine

~ A Monorhymed Fantasy ~

A virgin maid of twenty-nine
  angelic face, most benign
Sought the life of the front lines
  her upbringing undermined...

Two devilish, slack-jawed canines
  leaped at the cowering feline
Antagonistic, their bloodlines
  simmering in rancid brine...

Camouflaged prone, not supine
  a-slither and a-serpentine
Amidst the poison ivy vine
  fangs redolent of red strychnine...

Her pipedreams of bootleg moonshine
  no street-grade heroin to mainline
Cannabis the new gold to find
  cheaper than a sapphire mine  

Armed with wings of cypress wine
  embarked for distant shorelines
As she touched the finish line ~
  vanished was the Temple Shrine

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/14/2020 3:57:00 AM

Powerfully penned; the subtly noted with awe.

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 7/13/2020 2:32:00 PM

I like the rhyme and rhythm and the hidden story, well done.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/13/2020 10:05:00 PM

Always glad to hear good news like what you've penned. Thank you so much, Timothy! Light and Joy, Gershon

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 7/13/2020 10:39:00 AM

A clever poet you are Sir Gershon - Sir Lancelot awaits you! What I do like about your clever humor is that it comes so naturally! Well penned. Blessings, Jennifer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/13/2020 10:12:00 PM

You know, Jennifer, I've been this way -- (a little humor wakes up the day) -- I can't remember when I wasn't like this, but I know that I wasn't as a teen. I was Mr. Serious. Can't imagine it now. Thank you so much for your kind words. Joy and Light, Gershon

Jenish Somadas

Date: 7/13/2020 12:50:00 AM

wonderful monorhyme.. Your thoughts of fantasies flying high.. Great write Gershon..

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/13/2020 10:11:00 PM

And I'm stone cold sober (for the last 50 years). Just imagine if I were 'flying high.' I'd be a real holy terror, I'm sure --- if I didn't fall asleep for half a day first. lol. Thanks, Jenish!

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 7/12/2020 10:51:00 PM

Simply divine!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/13/2020 10:10:00 PM

Aw, those two words of yours just made my evening. Thank you so much, my friend. Keep the Faith! :) gw