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A description of summer.
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Summer
The heat
rebounds off earth’s hard red anvil
and all life rests in shade,
except the ant,
urgent.
Line count: 5
Syllables: 2-8-6-4-2, unrhymed
Cinquino
For Verdant Poetry Contest, Round 28
Prompt: Summer.
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