Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Forclosure

a clear blue sky surrounds my eyesight

shadows on the ground merge together

magnolia leaves, brown and whithered, lay

at the basses of their decade old masters

silence permeates the air with its innocence,

falsely accused rabbits move closer, hoping

to feast on what's left in our summer garden,

points-of-interest are viewed by interested

prey as they fly in circles above our heads;

we lay with our backs to the moist grass

staring at the faceless clouds strolling by,

inside the chicken-wire enclosure, cats

venture forth looking for the morning sun,

moments pass freely into secons that

quick march towards minutes  that

eventually move into hours as the day

passes...  as if it were it's last day on earth;

random barking alerts their owners of a disturbance

and attention is given momentarily to quiet

their anxieties...  but once silence has been

disturbed, all creatures join the symphony...

as unwelcomed guests on a crowded bus;

patterns on the grass indicate where the

cutting took place as browns and pale greens

merge together in their search for a reluctant

end-of-the-summer rain shower to satisfy

their appetites until the returning spring...

the rising humidity forces the rest of us inside.


28 September 2021




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