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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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