The backdoor is a portal to the back yard, which can either be a private area for the family, or a place to share with neighbors and/or friends. This particular back door is my brother Richard's.

This poem is a Puenta.
The Puente is a poem created by James Rasmusson. It consists of two larger stanzas seperated by a single line stanza. The name means "bridge", the Spanish word for bridge is "Puente". The puente in this format is the single line between the two stanzas. You start with one aspect of a topic or issue and then, line by line, work toward another aspect. In the center is a line that bridges the two aspects together. The first and third stanzas have an equal number of lines. The first and third stanzas convey a related but different element or feeling. The number of lines in the first and third stanza is the writer's choice, as is the choice of whether to write it in free verse or rhyme.
The center line is delineated by a tilde (~) and has "double duty". It functions as the ending for the last line of the first stanza AND as the beginning for the first line of the third stanza. It shares ownership with these two lines and consequently bridges the first and third stanzas.

This picture was taken by the author himself on July 10, 2015.

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