I see it inside a frame,<\/p>\n
picture perfect,<\/p>\n
fine ripples occasionally stir<\/p>\n
a plate glass lake, placid swans<\/p>\n
linger among the reedy edges,<\/p>\n
a squirrel flitting past the pine<\/p>\n
needle carcasses, cushioned sleep<\/p>\n
for the children who lie, prone,<\/p>\n
snubbing the sinking sun,<\/p>\n
cheeks to crossed palms,<\/p>\n
top of the hand pillow dreaming<\/p>\n
atop the soft detritus, a forest mezzanine<\/p>\n
among the sussuration of chirp and buzz.<\/p>\n
A cloudless sky of indigo dusk<\/p>\n
tinges the mountains to the north<\/p>\n
hibiscus, glory of an ebbing daylight.<\/p>\n
A blanketed trust in quietude,<\/p>\n
sweeps my eyes closed to smell<\/p>\n
the thick, verdant branches towering<\/p>\n
above a summer evening, the<\/p>\n
fullness of dawn’s sleepy arising,<\/p>\n
like a promise sealed.<\/p>\n
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