Michael E. Harris Poet Free verse

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A DAY LIKE NO OTHER DAY. LIFE IS GREAT FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE AND AT TIMES UNBELIEVABLE.

The Pepperman and the Rain Forrest

I OPENED A DOOR
NOT SURE WHERE I AM.
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
I WOULD SAY TROPICAL LAND.

RAIN FOREST MAYBE.
IT'S HUMID AND HOT.
IT'S A LONG LOOK UP
TO THE SOARING TREE TOPS.

LOT'S OF STRANGE SOUNDS
ABOVE AND BELOW.
SOME ARE FAMILIAR
MOST I DON'T KNOW.

I LISTEN AND VIEW
IN EVERY DIRECTION.
I TAKE IN THE COLORS
AND MANY REFLECTIONS.

I SAW SOMETHING LEAP.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD FLY.
IT WASN'T A BIRD
IT'S A FROG IN THE SKY.

THAT WAS AMAZING.
AT LEAST FIFTY FOOT FLIGHT.
JUST MY OPINION
A THRILL AND DELIGHT.

I SPOTTED SOMETHING
IT'S GREEN LIKE THE LEAVES.
WHAT I SAW NEXT
WAS HARD TO BELIEVE.

A FROG TOOK A LEAP
A SNAKE TOOK A DIVE.
SNATCHED HIS DINNER
I SAW IT LIVE

EMERALD TREE BOA
A BEAUTIFUL GREEN.
THE NOCTURNAL CREATURE
BLENDS INTO THE SCENE

RAINFOREST BEE'S
WERE BUZZING AROUND.
A YOUNG SPIDER MONKEY
WAS AT PLAY ON THE GROUND

BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY
FLUTTERING FREE.
ENJOYING LIFE
AS IT SHOULD BE.

A SCARLET MACAW
MADE A DEBUT.
OR SHALL I SAY
WAS JUST PASSING THROUGH

RAINFOREST CREATURES
ABOVE AND BELOW 
SOME ARE FAMILIAR
MOST I DON'T KNOW.

Michael E. Harris
05262021

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L Milton Hankins May 27, 2021 at 9:35 AM Nice description of the rainforest. I hope to see the Amazon rainforest come January. Really enjoyed your poem, Michael. Michael E. Harris May 27, 2021 at 11:18 AM Awesome. I hope you enjoy it. Look for and try the rainforest honey. Unlike any other honey on earth. Local price should be reasonable.