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ALL THAT GLITTER

It glitters

like gold.

But is it

gold

or base

metal

being worked on

by an alchemist..

undergoing

transformation,

perhaps

with a touch

of magic,

with an elixir

of immortality,

an illusion.

Or perhaps

base oil

transformed

to

sparkly

plastic glitter

with

all too real

immortality.

Glittering,

littering

with

everlasting life,

all that glitter.

First published in Silver Apples, Issue 10, 2018

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AFTERFALL

The colours

of fall are filling the air

reds, yellows,

golds and silvers

swirling and falling

in the splendour of fall.

But this season of colour

and fruitfulness

is also the season

of mists

and monochrome

of grey skies,

of damp,

decay and death.

Joy and apprehension

together in harmony

usually.

And usually

nature

has kept to the script,

repeated the pattern

of millennia

but now

she’s ripping it up

and letting it fall

with the leaves.

And soon,

one day soon

I think

only the grey will appear

and only the grey will remain

to portend a bleak wintery

future.

First published in Parcham, April 2023, Issue 3

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Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She has been nominated for Pushcarts, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/

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We would like to thank Lynn so much for her collaboration and remind her that she is always welcome here at LatinosUSA (English Edition).

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If you are a poet and would like to see your work published here in LatinosUSA (English Edition), just write me, Francisco Bravo Cabrera at ArribaPamplona@gmail.com

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