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Dance Of The Palm Trees by Rachael N. Collymore              may 2017

12/6/2017

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Graceful with a gentle sway
The wind caresses - a light breeze blows

Elongated, stretching towards the sky
She dances

Poised in perfect form
The gathering of one, two, three
Down the lane, join in
Synchronicity. 

Up and down, side to side
To and fro they go
Like ballet dancers twirl
On tippy tippy toes
All in a row.

Demi-pointe to plié
Swan-like perfection,
Palm after palm
Raise in salutation,

The envy among the trees. 
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"I have a deep love for nature and I gravitate to trees and bird-watching from time to time. One day my eyes were drawn to palm trees adjacent to my street and they were moving so gracefully as if dancing. The poem came."

- Rachael N. Collymore

Photo by Steve Hernandez
5 Comments
Obe
13/6/2017 06:11:21 am

Congrats Rache

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Dennis Morgan
13/6/2017 11:30:51 pm

Rachel... You are the envy among poets.
You have an eye for the gracefulness of
Nature.
Keep it up. I saw those trees swirling.
Dennis

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Denise Charles
14/6/2017 03:28:43 am

Congrats Rachael. This is a beautiful, well written poem.

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Sally Delancy
15/6/2017 11:14:42 pm

Congratulations Rachael, well done!

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Kenneth De Peana
15/8/2017 08:23:12 pm

Congrats Rachael. Envisioning the​gracefulness of the palms swaying in the gentle breeze gives me a great refreshing feeling. Lovely.

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