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By Carol-Ann Rudy

Carol-Ann Rudy

This poem was inspired by me to write when I saw a rare Blue Iguana in a Palm Tree before I knew it was endemic to the Cayman Islands. I hope you enjoy it.

BETWEEN FRIENDS

Palm fronds move scissor-like,

Their cutting blades slicing the light of day

hanging into the sky in slow motion

scribbling circles against the blue,

telling and re-telling stories that they whisper, over & over again. 

I chose to take the longer path this day

to hear their tales, 

down stairs that wound around and around

trailing through leafy arcades

and seeing other possibilities in the spectrum of all green things;   

foot-long lizard with pale aqua spots, 

mate of indigo and brilliant  blue nearby,

tapestry of green and gold, with no frown upon the face of this summer’s day

only a sigh, from this breath drawn at once, together, not to be forgotten.

END

Carol-Ann Rudy
Past President Ex-Officio, South Carolina Writers Association, SCWA (formerly SCWW), www.myscwa.org Member, Triple Nine Society
Member, MensaMember, Society of Childrens Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)
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Journalist & Feature Writer for iEyeNews.com, an affiliate of NewsCorp/Dow Jones

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