Lichen adhered to tree's trunk encrusts its capacity
Patches of debauchery, bumpy story depicts warts
Climb skyward inhibited by extra growth grotesque
A habit steers without cognition, clutched roadmap
Tipple ripples laughter beneath a turbulent fountain
Frantic factory produces smoothly upon first guzzle
Unified aim wastes chaos, pours tranquillity on dust
Pasted nerves pacified stick with visions of Nirvana
Ego free to abandon its cage, street stomp rampage
Drank moderate half bottle is replaceable tomorrow
Appears bearing beseechment of devilish yesterday
A sip didn't administer mist thick enough to sleep on
Thimble begins ruined resolve, vat improving futures
Quantified estatic elation equivalent to liquid imbibed
Reign of rib rub anointing sterilises dried callous cuts
Sun stream runs nude nonchalant in dim changeroom
11th February
Innibriated
House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi
Her pleas please Democrats' hearts, pure poesy
Collusion, Obstruction -- Beseechment
Pig-headed President's Impeachment
Last roses of summer
clinging to bare branches
Apple tree, bereft of leaves and fruit
raising its arms in mute beseechment
waiting for spring
Grass still green
smothered with layers of colorful leaves
Spots of red here and there, smoke tree
and euonymus still flaunting their colors
for awhile
Holly tree coming into its own
with variegated leaves and bright red berries
Winds will come
all remnants of summer swept away
too soon
In this mild clime, no snow to cover
the immodestly bare
Decidious trees once so proud
shivering in their nudity
deserted by birds
Tall evergreens
sentinels guarding this graveyard of summer
holding their own against the railing wind
brave soldiers anchoring the earth
'til winter surrenders to sweet spring
once more
Honorable Mention
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