Last
year’s maple leaf, or maybe older yet
coming
to life again, dancing on the breeze
released
from the ground, perched upon the grass
in
the awakening back yard out by the garden
no
skin, no flesh remaining, just the dry bones
maybe
the veins and arteries,
no
color lasting, only
a
hint of the life it led
yes,
that may be the best way
describing
the little that remains
picked
up, pulled from
the
rising new-born grass shoots
as
threadbare as old cheesecloth,
paper-bag-brown,
soft
like
corn starch to my touch
complicated
intricate structures
almost
invisible in the middle of summer
hidden
under living green flesh
a
lattice, a spider’s web of design
just
resting there, on the lawn,
pulled
from the mulch, unearthed
uncovered
in our furious raking
gathering
in, the last of last year’s fall
to
be turned back into soil
an
old leaf, maybe seen in the brilliance of autumn
now
as threadbare as old cheesecloth
a
treasure to be found in the green of the moss
the
rich whites and yellow
of
the wild strawberry blossoms
hidden
in plain view, the intricacy,
for
those who discover its beauty
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edited
July 7, 2018
As
threadbare as old cheesecloth – v7
(merging
edits to versions 5 and 6)
edited
July 7, 2018
As
threadbare as old cheesecloth – v6
(editing
original)
Edited
November 20, 2014
As
threadbare as old cheesecloth – v5
(editing
version 3)
edited
October 6, 2014
As
threadbare as old cheesecloth – v4
Edited
October 25, 2013
As
threadbare as old cheesecloth – v3
edited
November 14, 2011
As
threadbare as old cheesecloth – v2
May
21, 2009
As
threadbare as old cheesecloth
title
saved 12/27/08
edited
July 7, 2018
late
spring, early summer – v2
edited
July 7, 2018
the
skin of an ancient reptile – v3
adding
a third stanza
edited
July 7, 2018
the
skin of an ancient reptile – v2
July
7, 2018
late
spring, early summer
July
7, 2018
the
living map rolled out – v2
July
7, 2018
the
living map rolled out
July
7, 2018
the
skin of an ancient reptile
challenge
post on twitter page
“How
poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
picture
of a leaf
Realistic
Poetry
&
edited
July 4, 2018
each
drop breathed, a prayer
edited
July 4, 2018
each
drop a prayer – v3
edited
July 4, 2018
each
drop a prayer – v2
July
3, 2018
each
drop a prayer
July
2, 2018
Pearls
and Jewels of Water on the Bloom
July
2, 2018
post
on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,
a
picture of a orange lily covered in rain water
“How
poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
edits
to last stanza of prior poem
edited
June 26, 2014
After
the Shower – v2
June
6, 2007 6:50
After
the Shower
Wesley
United Methodist Church
Concord,
NH
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