October Leaf 93 Poems by Teen/Young Adult Author Jean-Thomas Cullen at Galley City

73. JUNGLE OPSIS

          **(cautious tread)
     the jungle is alive with the
       timeless patter of a clear,
         sunless stream

patters–
platter
on green cistern rocks; empt—
empty echoes…

       **(tiptoes, a wary hand)
       hanging garlands of vine block
              vision.)
       **(timid tread)
       chattering animals wild movement silence petrified
              **(fear)
persistent cry of plumed
beady–eyed marvel
              **(hypnotic ignorance, fear, hatred)

I Run Back
       to the Beach
       to the Sunlight
       to the blinding Sand

( )
At my back, echoes
suddenly explode in the
green halls of wonder!

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