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Rain, an exercise in blank verse...




Category: gardening among the rocks | Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:49 pm

The joyous, carefree child, May, awash in bitter tears,
Her locks hung with bedraggled blooms, bowing with their burden
Below the persistent, unyielding, relentless curtain.
Birds sing flat notes that beat the ground, unheeded and unheard,
Heavy-lidded eyes watch... and wait... and wonder ...



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Comments

 

Droopy wrote on Fri May 02, 2008 6:38 pm:


I like it, and I see her before me too. Are you feeling washed away, CP?




 

CritterPainter wrote on Fri May 02, 2008 11:18 pm:


Lol, pretty much, Droopy. I really miss the sun, can you tell?




 

Frank wrote on Sat May 03, 2008 11:42 am:


Well written Mary, enjoyed it.




 

glendann wrote on Mon May 05, 2008 4:34 am:


Great writting Critter,I also picture her so well.
I miss this and ai'm not sure how .It is just wonderful.





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