the skin of an ancient reptile – v5

bright green, various shades,
the skin of an ancient reptile, conjured,
a DNA sample, reborn, alive, a cityscape,
of arteries and capillaries, pulsing,
in close-up, under the microscope,
far from its razor-sharp teeth…
 
a creature, a life force, reborn,
alive in the image, this moment,
captured before it withered, dying,
separated from the vine, water, life-force,
knitted within time, in space,
in the blessings of this place…
 
supple leather of the leaf, its flesh,
the skin of an ancient reptile,
revealed before its all-to-soon dying,
pulling the eye to drink, to linger,
to ponder, to revel in its beauty.
fleeting though it may be…
 
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Edited March 11, 2024
the skin of an ancient reptile – v5
 
edited September 28, 2019
the skin of an ancient reptile – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile-v4.html
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile-v3.html
adding a third stanza
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile-v2.html
July 7, 2018
late spring, early summer
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/late-spring-early-summer.html
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-living-map-rolled-out-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1015571474508341248
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-living-map-rolled-out.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1015567765057474560
July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1015560459808894976
challenge post on twitter page
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
picture of a leaf
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1015271966268198912
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
 
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