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in #life7 years ago (edited)

I live on the plains of Detroit's Serengeti.
My home is an outpost surrounded by grasslands and streets with holes in them.
The few proud and understated joyful neighbors wave every day on this sleepy one way.
Two houses overtaken by ivy stand facing.
One has seen fire, the other foreclosure.
Soon honeysuckle will take over the north side.
Behind the privacy fence in my yard, the lawn is not mowed;
It is filled with chicory flowers and milkweed.
The grass itself is sharp and I no longer have leather feet like I did as a child,
so I walk carefully along trodden footpaths.
There was so much broken glass in the soil as it was was being dug up and mended for the garden.
The vegetables now grow tall.
Swallowtails have laid their eggs and their caterpillars have eaten most of the parsley.
Sunset brings the drag racers and traffic to the liquor store nearby.
I pray for the sound of the highway tonight and no gunfire.
Somewhere people are eating in restaurants and drinking in bars.
That feels like a different world,
and why shouldn't it?
I am wildlife on the plains.
The pheasants and the foxes are my friends.
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Very cool. Thank you for posting.

Thanks!

What a great entry..with awesome poem...Happy steeming..

Welcome to Steem @marianneaudrey I have upvoted and sent you a tip

Awesome work. Followed and upvote and resteemed!

Loved your poem! I am a poet myself so I will follow you to hopefully read more of your pieces :) Welcome to steemit.

You rock! I'll be posting more! Thanks so much. Following back atcha!

Really cool poem, friend! Thanks for sharing with us! :D

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading!

Welcome @marianneaudrey! I love your house, I met @kwakuosei over there when he was showing me that neighborhood.

Thanks so much! It's a special area. Organic. Otherwordly. Stop on by for a bonfire on a Saturday night.

@marianneaudrey Welcome to Steemit! Hope you find this to be a great place to share your ideas and thoughts. Keep Steeming on!

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How much was your house?

PLEASE EXCUSE THE LOW RATING, @donkypong IS CENSORING AND FLAGGING ME

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