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Aug 23Liked by Poetry Trapper Keeper

At last! I wrote a prompt! Love you all.

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY EXCEPTโ€ฆ

The trout were laughing in their rainbow onesies

And river spirits of an ill temper sent rocks

Slippery splashing me over as though wonders

Could be worked from a nine foot rod ( hubba

( hubba ) and all the storm drains were full of sand

Soโ€™s I took to martinis alone in the dying garden

And left dirty messages for my crocodile lovers

Who wept at my recluse. This summer I slurred,

More hungry than a hole of soldiers, more cruel

Than a widowโ€™s Ganges, and so very very dry

That my good looks were suspected of treason.

Why canโ€™t we play? Iโ€™m tidy enough, and clean

My teeth, and bring a balmy tide back up to shore.

Did you see there? The first drops? Could be me.

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Aug 25Liked by Poetry Trapper Keeper

this prompt is powerful but my italics don't come across in the comments and i refuse to sacrifice the integrity of the formatting <3

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