Kim Rodrigues Poet Free verse

The Pumpkin

THE PUMPKIN

The pumpkin smiled
like a child
with a few teeth
a bright exuberance
that lit up the night
a candy-filled carrying case
a beautiful place
for the human race
a harvest cornucopia
delighting the prunish*
exciting thoughts of utopia

10/22/2017


*prunish - wrinkled old people

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Mike Gentile October 23, 2017 at 10:22 AM I Loved, this one, Kim. Charming! I feel the same way about them! xxoo Kim Rodrigues October 23, 2017 at 10:57 AM Thanks, Mike! xxoo

Sunlite Wanter October 22, 2017 at 8:35 PM I just love this, Kim! You are so original and clever. Kim Rodrigues October 22, 2017 at 9:42 PM Thanks so much, Sunlite! You are ao sweet.