Verdant

white dream in verdant green bridal veil in great assail rising from rainforest steam as speckled owl wail white steam in rocky stream a train of roaring lace penetrates the verdant scene falling, falling with such grace wet, cold moss beneath heat belonging to a black earth pull it up and you have peat smell the richly verdant worth ferns lean in verdant green while humidity socks nature’s own sauna scene among the turgid hot rocks slimy stones and slithery throng gather by the water’s flow the macaw adds its hooping song to the lush green world below 9/11/19 STRAND no 650 any theme any form Poetry Contest Sponsor: Brian Strand