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The poetic city: “The Portal”

Sep 13, 2021 • Creative Writing

The portal pothole (Photo by: Reece Burka)

The Portal

The pothole was just a pothole

on a dirt road until the rain came

and the pothole became a puddle.

The puddle became more than

a puddle when it was photographed

and appeared as a miniature pond.

The pond reflected the tops of trees

all pointing to its center and

turned its surface into a portal.

At the center of the portal lay

a small white rock that created

an illusion of indeterminate depth…

All of which combined to

create a metaphor for

the source of all things.

Reece Burka

9/1/2021

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