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Gardenias

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By Harper Lewis Published 6 months ago • Updated 6 months ago • 1 min read
Gardenias
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On the other side of the creek, dense foliage rose from the bank, thick woody branches cloaked in dark green leaves tangled and interlooped with each other in an indecipherable riot of ochre and emerald, white flowers crowning it here and there in a burst of fragrance. Gardenias.

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Harper Lewis

Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.

Intertextuality is my passion.

Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.

My words are mine, not a robot’s.

MA English literature, CofC

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    Written by Harper Lewis