Redbud Leaf
Great, veined ear of a green elephant. Lined palm lifted in prayer.
Hand-washed laundry hung out to dry. Silk permeated by sun.
Lily pad for a flying frog. Eventual pock-marked parachute.
Lost scale of a giant fish. Mysterious scroll unrolled.
Fissured heart strung up high. Parchment paper valentine.
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reads like a recipe, or a spell…
(maybe from your old lady neighbor-witch..)
This fantastic. You are rolling with the alliteration and internal thymes. Visually, this is a stunning sight.
Love where your mind takes you.
Wonderful, Chelsie! You are on fire!
Chelsie I started to copy paste a line and then another 🙂 and then…..
Suffice that this is a very good example of your vision and your ability to get it on paper.
Great, absolutely great writing.
astonishing imagination
Vivid descriptions move this poem!
I love all of this–a great invocation to the redbud
So imaginative!
Great poetic American sentences. Each one is a gem, with lots of thought-provoking going on here!!