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Once, wild herds of elephants blew trumpets
as spiced tea and jam slathered crumpets 
brightly declared the sun would shine soon,
snapping the spell of a thin crescent moon. 
Like a child's prayer, out flowed golden hair, 
turning nymphs to butterflies everywhere. 

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025



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Date: 4/4/2025 6:47:00 PM
I love the rhyming! The imagery and analogies are so nice :)
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David Crandall
Date: 4/4/2025 7:05:00 PM
Thanks Reya, glad you liked it :-)
Date: 4/4/2025 9:51:00 AM
Imagery is impeccable!
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David Crandall
Date: 4/4/2025 5:10:00 PM
Thanks Kim!!
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