Leo Larry Amadore Poet Free verse

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I am aware (for those who also are "aware") that the word "pastorale", properly used, denotes a work of music, not of words....however, I claim the right, because I want to, and because I am feeling a little combative, to add the "e" to the end of the more accurate title, "pastoral" (a term that seems to me to be more properly used as an adjective than as a noun)...so, I have no intention of making a "correction."  lol lol

Pastorale

"If you need a thesaurus to find the right word, then it's the wrong word." -- a remembered, probably misquoted, old maxim.

A week of rain
has left my yard spongy
but quite lush -- and birds, now,
are again appearing.

A small, strange toad --
here rarely seen --
startled me yesterday
at my threshold.

Inside, my three cats
persistently attacked a lone
long lizard hiding in
an artificial palm.

I mention minutiae,
breathe deeply in and out:
my unremarkable reality,
my routine life...

Too often, words -- and
problematic politics -- intrude.

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Caren Krutsinger November 1, 2021 at 11:38 PM You have made the regular world seem rather exciting; you have a rare gift - a marvelous writing talent my friend.

Richard Lamoureux March 12, 2021 at 8:54 PM You transform ordinary into extraordinary. Enough detail to capture ones interest while allowing ones mind to fill in the blanks. A delicate poetic balance. Richard Lamoureux March 12, 2021 at 8:56 PM Thanks for your kind visit. Feel free to drop by any time. Perhaps you might consider entering my current contest. I suspect your take would be very interesting.

Mark Toney August 14, 2020 at 6:44 AM What a delightful snapshot in time, Leo. I also applaud your unabashed use of your poetic license. You go ahead and put that “e” wherever you want! ~Mark