Inward Seasons
Memories like a Chinese dragon
fluid~~~multihued~~~rattling.
I wrestle my brain,
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n d
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n w
g n
until I find the origin
of its negative thought.
A hall of mirrors
w a n
r n e
i d b
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k l
l o
e u
d s
scuttling toward Winter’s age.
Underscore of pinings
thought to be important
…….and they are…….
sculpted scores of Octoberfest.
I Spring’s zephyr
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releasing endorphins
from my carefree childhood.
Warmth under my mother’s coddles,
my shell well cared for,
!
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as I care for her now,
as her casing fills with chemo drips.
I ponder the seasons of life,
snaking inwards ~ ~ ~ ~
peck at the visceral shell.
Summerhouse warmth, waterborne-eyes
closed in hibernaculum-chrysalis.
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I shall not ponder my death!
Nor shall I write a sonnetbituary.
10/26/2020
Inward Reflections Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Chantelle Cooke
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