A leaf dried to brown maraca, rustles.
Moon-beam driven breeze, curls in ears, whispers.
Subtle call of summer's passing, puzzles.
As green summer grass fades to grey, whiskers.
You can hear the patter of dew, pinging.
The limbs of trees squeezed, tight and shrunk, crackling.
Bells toll the end of summer's reign, ringing,
As the cool winds shake the eaves loose, rattling.
Geese V's migrate south, honking and hinking.
Squirrels chattering, alert owls hooting.
Pebbles in streams bang together, clinking.
Brash summer sounds are quelled quiet, muting.
Autumn whispers winter's advent, looming.
Lilting a soulful bluesy song, crooning.
The museum had a festive treat –
A Puerto Rican band,
With drums and one maraca,
Beats that we could understand.
The leader on the primo* drum
Explained about their style
And the only female taught a dance;
In just a little while…
We visitors all left our seats
And, following her moves,
We all (including little kids)
Soon found our special grooves.
Though I, the oldest dancer,
Would leave nobody impressed,
I enjoyed this unexpected fun,
As maybe you have guessed.
*the main drum, which set the rhythm
Twirling into the wind
Steps moving to a pace
Hips swinging to the beat
Ears Feeling the Timbre
The tune to a melody
Its base a Bongo
Shaking to a Maraca
Accents to a Trombone
He is the Lead
So she follows gliding
Rhyming with all shes got
His moves
He hits the spot
Rhythm of the Heart
From start to finish
Till the end they repeat
Twirling into the wind
Aibohphobia
Fear facing this penning
Then when I started
I found what was this preventing
A car, a man, a maraca
When he played the maraca while driving
My attention became dismayed
And I was only surviving
Down at the creek
Goldenrod_adorned log
My spirits revived
But then I was surprised by Tree Frog
Live not on evil! Live not on evil!
Is what he seemed to croak
Live not on evil
It seemed as if God through him spoke
Sponsor: David William
Contest: Palindrome mad
Penned by: Sara Kendrick
Palindrome used:
1)Aibohphobia
2)A car, a man, a maraca
3)Goldenrod_adorned log
4)Live not on evil! Live not on evil!
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