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Once Upon a Rainbow

The new tomatoes were
Little bumps
On the
Vine
Showing off to the
Universe
Before sundown
On the fourth of
July
Waiting for the 
Celebration
To begin

Duckweed choked
The pond
Set back in the
Woods

Baby
Painted Turtles
Full of hope
Sunning on an exposed
Log
Heads snorkeled
Towards the
Diaphanous
Crescent moon

Vinelike tree limbs
Trellised the
Surface
Scum
Stretching
Glassine algae
Like a smoky
Haze
Clinging
To the
Underworld

Gripping
My
Stare


   Never

   Letting

   Go



07/04/14

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Space Cadet

Date: 8/25/2016 2:18:00 PM

Wow. Perfect. You're work is so inspiring. W

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/26/2014 10:42:00 AM

oh, and I see this was a winner. Which contest? I was thinking it was written for the turtle contest!!! The one not even judged yet. Because of the way you had the turtle in the poem. Congrats for your win. Was it in the free verse contest of Charlotte?

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/26/2014 10:40:00 AM

gosh, James. This is pretty good free verse. Have you always used this style with few words on each line? I don't recall lit was your trademark before! some of the images in this one were incredible! Very good poem, my friend.