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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Barrage





I maneuver 
between
skewed shadows

 perceive

 recall lamp-lit
nostalgia before 
ominous flood

 before brooms
before mud

 when orange cat
like ginger marmalade
meows sweet mews
on warm 
front porch memory

 before 
blood doors
slam away 

 dense rain and 
rising river water


(inspired by the painting "Breaking it Down" by Mary O. Smith)

Breaking it Down by Mary O. Smith - 2016

Pamela A. Lamppa 
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