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Chainsaw Nightmares

bluedisch.'s picture

she fell swiftly,
her leaves all a flutter,
green with envy for the living trees
a silent scream, a cry for help,
and she was gone from this world,
branches still shaking,
wishing they could rustle in the wind
like starched taffeta curls of petticoats
under a sky-blue ballgown.
but this is not a faint,
it's real, so real she wouldn't be able
to believe it.
[this is why
past tense
is so
harsh
beyond
compare]

SnowStars's picture

"like starched taffeta curls of petticoats"

Submitted by SnowStars on May 11, 2008 - 14:11.

Lovely imagery! That line conjured a clear picture in my little brain...
:)SnowStars

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