Mary Mayer Shapiro

BELIEVE IT OR NOT 

Heat waves dance 

Above the ground 

Each wavelength 

A different hue 

Causing images to appear 

Not real 

Doesn't exist 

Watery pond 

Consist of fresh water 

Surrounded by 

Fertile area 

With plant life 

Habitat for animals 

Atmospheric conditions 

Be careful 

May be an  

Optical illusion 

Is it an 

Oasis 

Or a mirage 

 

 

GARDEN PATCH 

Painted the ground 

With different 

Hues 

Variety of melons 

Grew from beneath  

The earth 

Attached by vines 

Intermingled among 

Garden crowd 

Bigger Watermelons 

Push smaller aside 

Larger ones  

First to go 

Smaller ones 

Survived 

Bullies never 

Prosper 

 

DECORATED DESIGNS 

Watermelons cut into 

Baskets 

Filled with fruit 

Or pieces 

Cut into designs 

Squares made  

Buildings 

Slices a roof 

Rectangle cuts 

For doors 

And windows 

Squares for a chimney 

Pits pile up 

Vertically  

Created a  

Picket fence 

Dog with rectangle 

Feet 

Square body 

With face and tail 

Still attached 

Person with 

Rounded back 

Take a picture 

It won't last 

Then dig in