|  |  | Padre's Gumbo (Free verse) by SupremeDreamer
 
 A tear drips into the stormy sea of my mind.
Carried within it, is a image:
The mirrored reflection of my father 
being buried in water
and carried off into the pacific.
He was a swimmer in life, 
receiver of the gold metal.
Now he only floats, 
a spicy seasoning being sprinkled 
into the giant soup pot
of earth. 
 
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	Arithmetic Mean: 7.6666665Posted: August 14, 2003 4:48 AM PDT; Last modified: August 14, 2003 4:48 AM PDTWeighted score: 6.3333335
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