A Beetle that was built like a tank
Crawled over a blazing riverbank
Now as any sane one would think
It should head straight for the drink
To cool off its little ole toes.
But as astute readers will know,
It hasn't really got any toes,
So, it can walk hot sands real slow.
bloom-laden Cherry
tree attracts no viewers;
the last blossom does.
the river widens,
slows / stopping, in places;
so goes my mind.
Looking like a masked bandito,
Raccoon dunks expired burrito.
It dips it not to get it clean
but to flavor it: Swamp Latrine.
the grain is ripe.
the days are short.
the farmer, weary.
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