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Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #2316158
The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."
As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
June 21, 2024 at 6:31am
June 21, 2024 at 6:31am
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A treehouse at night with a huge moon rising behind it.


Homage à Paul Simon

Darkened the night and misty
the air dim and green in its humidity
the smell of damp in our nostrils
and a hint of rain extending its tendrils.

By the treehouse and ladder
in the gaunt, untidy thorn tree alone
with memory’s children on the ragged branch
“and the moon rose over an open field.”



Line count: 8
Free verse, in spite of the rhymes
For Express It In Eight, 06.21.24
Prompt: As per illustration.
Note: The last line is a quote from Paul Simon’s song, “America.”



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