youre a red apple
the outside i devour in large, juicy bites
as much as my teeth can fit with all corners stretched wide
youd think to do the same at the core
But cracking bitterness brings seeds
scratch small bites, an itch
Jaw working, bony indents stiched
I like the way my tendons flex
Palm spread to grasp that hard fruit off the wiry stem
The core delicate
Slurping juice of whats left
The carcass melts into a brown sugar debt
Back to the earth you go to be reborn again
amber undertones
amber undertones
ruffle summer petticoats ~
autumn starts to breathe
parasols of leaves
twirl in lacy pirouettes ~
sighs of silver frost
hushed umber tinges
traces tawny foliage ~
summer hears scarlet
trees wear plaid bloomers
tartan hues of rusty bronze ~
fall kisses summer
harlequin tree boughs
herald platinum twilights ~
smile of summer fades
8-23-22
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10-14-22
Contest: Poetry Marathon Mile 17
Sponsor: Mark Toney
Deep in my heart and soul, time etched a vision
of me clutching a fragrant white rose:
wafting a fresh scent, with delicate undertones
of wine, berry, plum, and cloves.
Its uplifting aroma, juxtaposed by the weight of Death,
imprinted the purity of that rose upon my mind.
And I can still recall the sensual feel
of its velvet petals softly brushing my cheek,
evoking memories of my Mom:
that brings a smile to my heart and tears to my eyes.
At her funeral, I had squeezed its thorns so hard,
that a trickle of scarlet drops silently
ran unnoticed, down my trembling hand;
dripping off my crimson fingertips.
And as I placed that bloodstained rose
on a mound of earth, focusing on its beauty,
I said goodbye to an Angel
who loved me: my Mom.
Undertones
Underpinned
My 9/11
was his
introduction
into the world
we live in.
Mass shootings
Overtones
Overly enumerated
a shoulder shrug
Life goes on
But, does it really?
We want cures for
cancer
but won't
excise
the tumors
of our thinking
He's gone
I'm still here
undertow
with overflow
of life's deeper
meaning
gentle undertones
parting brown leaves from trees
picturesque scene
Contest: A Leaf In The Wind (Autumn)
Sponsor: Rick Parise
screaming undertones eagle be born flown from throne to steeple flowers grown to people
exploited noises once kept whisper held on face black eyed blister
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