With the romans usually
travel galloping to their destination,
they one day thought of
a better way to travel invention,
instead of the old way
which was usually by horse,
they decided it would be wiser
and quicker to take the aqueduct course,
that way the travelers would
kill two birds with one stone,
they'd not only enjoy the scenery,
but could bathe on their way down,
sitting on their butts,
with a bar of soap,
they'd quickly lather up,
while hitting a small bump,
but they didn't mind,
they thought that part was fun,
hence came the idea,
of the first water park slide!
SPRING STREAM
Sun be-gifts his daughter running through the morning cold :
Her fresh-washed charm is a girl in her first dress of spring.
Dawn draws the purple veil from the sky, flooding the stream with gold,
And diamonds of the first water, urging her to laugh and dance and swing.
Free at last to run on her joyful way to the ocean, she starts to sing.
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Written for Francine Roberts' Contest "Wow Me in 5 Lines"
MYRIAD DIAMONDS
The fresh-washed charm of this stream
Is a girl in her first dress in spring,
Free to sway and laugh and sing:
Her first dance after the ice-regime.
She’s cast off dowdy winter coat;
Across the bridge light breeze's blessed
Each wavelet with a gem-caressed crest,
In flowing robes that seem to float.
Enhancing now her pure clean face,
A tiny galaxy of stars a-twinkle,
Coruscating in myriad sparkle:
The river’s scintillating dancing necklace,
Sun begifts his running daughter
With diamonds of the first water.
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