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Sloshing in Hurricane Puddles

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Submitted by emmthegreatscs on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 7:59pm

 Hurricane Irene-

The perfect opportunity

To splash in more puddles

 Than I’ve ever

Splashed in before

My brother and I,

We roamed the streets

The flooded streets

Of our once dry neighborhood

We pursued every puddle

As a mountain lion stalking a mule deer

Might

Our rain-soaked hair flew back as we ran

And my boots became

A home to the rainwater

Sloshing about

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