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In the noon of her day She bloomed in amoeban pools. Green became her terrestrial smiles; A cradle for water birds, Their grassy feet keeping time To march flutes. Savanna sang her song in the haze Of a sea born day, gulls played At the gateway between nature and man, Gold fingers polished seeds; Emeralds of Savanna Green In swamp earth. Today the sun shines on the gateway. Gold fingers reach down To caress iconic towers; Tall hosts of bezoar, home of the aged. The recessional plays In B-flat. There is no shade for Savannas Sweetness, no place For her to stay, to rest. Cement elbows lean on the horizon, Her emerald face Gone to dust. The tropic rains fall As the recessional plays. Savannas song is crushed Between steel toes Tapping out an asphalt melody. Can you hear The twenty-first century? Sandy Lulay, originally from Woodstock, New York, is a resident of Stuart, Florida. Lulay is an "Original Woodstock Girl" who has been writing poetry since age ten. Many of her poems have been published both in Woodstock and Stuart's Sleeping Bear Review. She is currently working on a collection of poems that express the true soul of Woodstock, America's first art colony. Please, DO NOT steal, scavenge or repost this work without the expressed written authorization of Swans, which will seek permission from the author. This material is copyrighted, © Sandy Lulay 2001. All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. |
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