light's umbrella encompasses silently
overhanging trees interlocking branches
nests of birds safely situated aloft
squirrels at the base rest carefully
bullfrogs adopt an abandoned pond
resting on lily pads for the Koi,
flat rock paths form boundaries
around and through water flows
fresh water recirculated daily
shadows in the trees attract the
artist's eyes in watercolors
framed and hanging on walls...
chairs and tables line the perimeter,
in the heat of the day occupied,
random are the cooling breezes
penetrating the landscape
as if taking it own ownership
renting to neighborhood visitors
paying homage to it calm beauty,
resting in its abstract isolations
are the soldiers who had sustained
a life of quiet restraint and mental
solidarity with their survivor blues.
June 21, 2025
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