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Harvest Moon
Virgil

A citrus-colored butterfly dances on a raindrop of mud,
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Wrestling for strawberries, turning charms against ants.
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The ants claiming the sweet rotten fruit sport as yield,
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With the golden wheat fields pregnant near autumn.
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Tealeaves litter the ground,
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Sheltering the frog,
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Sweetening the river,
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Burning a fire high on the mountain,
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Where the monkeys huddle beneath the harvest moon.
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16 May 05

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A few too many images, but they're all strong, so good job.
 — unknown

wow! i love this. its sooo, descriptive. "sweetening the river" thats cool.
 — popyelle
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