In the many years I resided in Mastic Beach, something very unique happened during one winter—an occurrence forming the content of my poem this week.
An “I Can Hardly Believe My Eyes” Experience
One winter, laid up
for days
slowly coming around
I looked out my living room
window
shocked at what
I found!
A rose in full bloom
on my rose bush
its petals
starting
to shed
adorning the deep
untrodden snow
with a trail
of crimson
red…
Oh, how I regretted
not having a camera
then—
to capture as proof
what I witnessed—
a scene I may never again
be fortunate to behold…
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