Summer Ritual

Summer Ritual


Mix two parts to one
hydrogen and oxygen
nature's mister clean

faded by the sun
a memory repurposed
once favored t-shirt

greenish pollen haze
sudsy summer ritual
multi-hued rainbows

catching the sunset
flames dance on the gleaming hood
childhood reflections

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Prompt for: June 3, 2014
Subject or Theme: Washing the Car (or the boat or the clothes or your hair - but wash something)
Word(s) to Include: green, dance
Forbidden Word(s): bubbles, car, truck, soap, water (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: minimum 12 lines of free verse or 4 linked haiku (standard Americanized 5-7-5 syllable for ease of judging please). Remember, do not use words ANYWHERE, including title.