Behind My Back Door
A Pool of Black A Sheen of Blue A Russet Front And then some Green A Cobalt Sky From Prussian to light Sticks of Green, an Umber Root Homes are neutral; White and Pink Roofs of Orange fade to Red – Brick Red Some are Black or White Points they are birds, A ‘Helo’ in the sky Points are Flower’s Yellow Hue. A Bouy too! 3 Canoes, 1 Shipwrecked filled with plants, Sawgrass & Flowers My sons’ jungle gym, brightly set Primary Yellow, Blue, Green, and Orange Plastic molded, fitted tight Above the sky below the soil A strong sober foundation Books and T.V. not far by Stimulus also flies by. A fence it’s Brown some bushes Orange Makes the painting complete A dog barks, A fly, sweet music of the birds. It goes on Day & Night changing but slight Ever Vigilant a Storm or Predator Stephen Shooster 1991
POETRY 1991 STEPHEN SHOOSTER
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Behind my Back Door
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