a poem by Michael DeMaranville

Passing by, they see

leafless twigs afloat

flower scales shed, dead

pine needles, infested

thick, green pond scum.

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Breaking

from the group

her hands dip through

water twirling green

aquatic grass. Fingers

gently stretching. Their view

yellows and greens transformed

the grasses weave water nebulae

pale pink petals mixed like galaxies

bursting into existence.

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