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