{"id":111888,"date":"2022-06-25T16:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T20:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/?p=111888"},"modified":"2022-06-25T16:02:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T20:02:27","slug":"lizard-love-hour-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/lizard-love-hour-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizard Love (hour 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"

My lizards\u2019 love<\/p>\n

is not that wary<\/p>\n

even scaly, is soft and airy.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Their way of love<\/p>\n

is so darned old<\/p>\n

just chase, grab ahold<\/p>\n

and take control.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Atop faux green leaves<\/p>\n

snouts almost touching<\/p>\n

vibrant lime faces<\/p>\n

eyes casually, lackadaisically looking<\/p>\n

wondering what the hell I\u2019m doing.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The crazy way they bob<\/p>\n

up and down, dewlap a-throb<\/p>\n

bursting red to clearly show<\/p>\n

they\u2019re ready for romance, and go!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Situations, I\u2019ve seen many<\/p>\n

on vines, entwined, still and staring<\/p>\n

once upside down, a feat for any<\/p>\n

reptile species, should they tarry.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Love ends and begins yet again<\/p>\n

they\u2019ll even choose another man<\/p>\n

or two, with dewlaps circling round<\/p>\n

for females they are eying now.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

But in the end, love makes a thing<\/p>\n

a tiny orb, a few she\u2019ll bring<\/p>\n

these fragile babies, hard to keep<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll love this next one,<\/p>\n

from a crack should it peep.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

– Sandra Johnson, June 25, 2022<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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