Tracy Decker Poet Free verse

Trees Should Blossom In the Height of Summer

in the depth of the heat
the flowers (in shameless
uncompromising color)
should scream love from
every corner of the world

I turned the air conditioner up too high, I think
to avoid the sticky residue that every molecule
of July has left on this skin (that sacrificed its
softness for a healing breeze

and in return
can no longer feel anything at all)

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John Loving Iii September 2, 2008 at 4:35 PM nice simple and tragic. jhl

Deneen White August 10, 2008 at 3:56 PM I love this nice simplistic write, take care D-nyce

Kristin Reynolds August 8, 2008 at 8:09 AM Hey you - no, your entry did not go through, but I have asked PS to help with that problem! i hope it's fixed soon, I want to read it! Thanks hun, Love K

Kristin Reynolds August 7, 2008 at 2:38 PM Hey there, my sweet Miss Tracy Decker! I have missed you. Now, this is awesome, as always, especially the last line...you are lucky, we have no AC here, and I can feel EVERYTHING. lol You are a gift, and you had better enter my new contest - my fellow D.H lover! XO Kristin

Sharon Winter July 26, 2008 at 2:11 PM Yes you can. Go outside, take a breath and try again. I think you are right about the flowers, and the love will reach you. Just a thought. Always an interesting and amazing write from a favorite poetess. Love, Shar

Michael Jordan July 26, 2008 at 10:15 AM Tracy your poem was very well written - thank God for air conditioning huh - great job and many blessings