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Where the Green Grass Grows

Stretched along the silent winter garden
  thrives a cold, dark dirt blanketed in olive decaying leaves.
Beneath the food of natural fertilizers, life emerges from its long hushed sleep
  in sprouts of pale yellowed seafoam tender tiny greenery
with shoots of seaweed blue tinged daffodills
  that push aside the hued lime grass carpeting.
The faded colors lost in the long white winter, rises,
  in emerald peekings of a snowdrop wrapped in hazel eyed hues,
lush colors bleed into the awaiting shamrock meadow below,
  escaping the melting and discolored snow.
Life springs forward to welcome the new season.
  along the roof moss grows freely along the edge in pickled shades
thriving and  living as a neon florescence in the sun
  and the world is once again, 
  reborn to pistachio and clover imagery
lying where the green grass grows again.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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A   Avatar
March 14, 2016 at 10:48 PM
DM Babbit, Congratulations on your Greenish win. Love LINDA
Milliner Avatar
March 6, 2016 at 11:43 AM
Nice write, congratulations!!
Tagore Avatar
March 3, 2016 at 12:15 PM
Wonderful imagery ... you kept your camera rolling so smoothly that at the end demand for more still remains. Hugs, Bobby
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:07 AM
TY, beatiful comment.
Johnson Avatar
March 3, 2016 at 12:12 PM
Great writing. Congratulations Love, Joyce
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:07 AM
TY, Joyce for reading.
Mcclain Avatar
March 2, 2016 at 9:55 PM
Hi DM, Nice piece--attuned to nature, earthy, and grounded. Understated, powerful cadence--reminds me of Frost, actually, so well done and congrats on 1st place win! Cheers, Brian
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:08 AM
TY Brian, glad you enjoyed it.
Jameson Avatar
March 2, 2016 at 8:25 PM
A nice image of new beginnings..congrats on top spot, DM. A nice piece of work, well done.
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:09 AM
TY Sam, enjoy your spring.
Roper Avatar
March 2, 2016 at 7:01 PM
Beautiful imagery :)Congratulations on your 1st place win in the contest, DM.
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:09 AM
TY Eve for stooppping by.
Raven Avatar
March 2, 2016 at 5:16 PM
Hi DM, congratulations on your win in the contest.
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:09 AM
TY for reading.
Smith Avatar
March 2, 2016 at 4:44 PM
Vivid imagery. Congratulations DM
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:10 AM
TY for stopping to read.
George   Avatar
March 2, 2016 at 4:31 PM
Beautiful! Many congrats on your top-notch win. DM. Elaine
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:10 AM
TY for your comment, appreciated.
Davey Avatar
March 2, 2016 at 4:22 PM
congrats on this well deserving poem
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:11 AM
TY for the read
Scars Avatar
March 2, 2016 at 3:11 PM
DM, congrats on your top placement in the contest :)-luloo
Babbit Avatar
March 4, 2016 at 9:11 AM
Thanks Laura.
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