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MEAN & GREEN...

Updated: May 23, 2021

my lucky leprechaun shoes and lamp glow green

my right eyed contact case compartment bears this ever omni-present projectory of certain verdant streams...


GREEN


IS THE COLOR OF:


the slime- of our snotty-nosed opponents who come with parents, supporters, and their banners who have appeared to have played together since the beginning of time...

a very prominent hue of hope

the luck of the Irish

the lack of distinction between 3 & 4 leaf clovers

a shade of envy

the source of greed

the shade of "YOUT" and being wet around the ears...


every inch and crevice from between your toes and those episodes you've clocked in thyme memoria


the color of those eggs with ham when my name is Sam I Am

that magic carpet that works, but short of amazing when you're barefoot

your first and only golf lesson because your father commented it being a major waste of time but you also found gentlemen only ladies forbidden to be the dumbest acronym EVER.


I hear the sound of my angry lawn mower

the itch when turf pollen gits into your shorts

that uber-sticky pop-up amalgamation that collects in your nose & has a partayyy!


That day and group that made you want to sing with a stuffy nose

that St. Augustine crop that your father hated creeping into the yard

that polka-dotted bow that Kelly wore in her hair

that too fair a complexion

like a chilled green grape

his warm wool argyle hunting socks,

AND that curious chlorophyll plant photosynthesizing sunlight into chemical energy

my internal liquid kryptonite...


Yesterday's basil pesto-

your soft spot for pasta

Popeye's source of strength

The smell of an al dente banana that's still got some time,

ripe and ready

the purest strain of olive oil

that love affair between blue and yellow

and the sky & sunshine's love child.


Supposedly once the former flag of Libya from 1977–2011 & the ONLY monochromatic one in the world,

that perfectly chilled apple with the highest optimal crunch factor

my ode to granny smith

Listening to the happiest leaf

that furry creep

the gloss of moss

that medicinal woman Mary Jane

and what rained down on the cast of any characters on that nickelodeon show "You Can't Do That on Television" whenever they said "i don't know"

the scent of your kiss under the mistletoe

the traditional color of Islam. the robe and banner of Muhammad, and those fortunate enough to live in paradise wearing silk robes of it...so I hear...


YET you miss:

the color of your sister's mahjong set

her big ass furry G _ _ _ _ yard

the shade of any food my niece refused to eat for 10 years of her life

her honest hue

the color of your favorite crayon

the first freckles of spring

the armpits of a pistachio

the perfect playground

your nephew Jack's favorite Peanuts PJ set_ that you want an adult replica of...


your FURRY SLEEVES and shoes have accumulated playing too much,

my adolescence-

that layer cake you danced along on Cinnamon Hill Drive

a triumphant shade of velvet of my first official couch

blessed growth

that noble fir

mother nature's dance = abundance

and so you love to run your index along that moss...


TIS the reason for every season

the joy of guac

my jungle stripes

amazonia

my will

... wanton...

the woes when the chimichurri dance in your mouth runs out on the meat.


TIS the ivy that brings you to your knees...

the sway of your hammock

what makes your insides dance a jig and keep you regular

the impetus of your ridiculous slide tackles

your modus operandi

and OF COURSE the color of my truest love...

our game. (o:


Fair is the field's complexion- if not forever verdant. #MEANANDGREEN #ALLDAYLONG #FORTHELOVEOFUTBOL









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