My daughter and I decided to go to the Fort Worth botanical gardens. Why on a 103 degree day? That is a question I can not answer. The great part was we had the grounds all to ourselves. It's a beautiful place, but by the end of our tour we were not even talking. We were just concentrating on getting back to the air-conditioned car, bittersweet...
Botanical Gardens
New experience excitement
Map of extensive garden grounds
Sun blistering sensitive skin
Stagnant air carries no sounds
Beading on epidermis
Blinding rays overtly preside
Koi decline feeding invitation
Lizard under leaf does hide
Irrational thirst parches throat
Brief breeze delivers fragrant whiff
Sandals irritate chafed toes
Want to expose bloated midriff
Turtles dive to depths unknown
Pond surface and ground elide
Clothes stick uncomfortably
Desire to flee, must override
Lethargic response to snake
Zigzag between tree's welcomed shade
Blooming foliage of summer
Time with daughter wouldn't trade
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Five Year Poem Plan - Part 1
PoetryI am going to attempt to write a poem a week for five years! It is a personal resolution that I am making public in order to hold myself accountable.
