Dancing leaves offered a kind greeting,<\/p>\n
as though they had remarked our long absence.<\/p>\n
We settled near the water for comforted seating –<\/p>\n
and to enjoy a moment of rest, a day freed of nuisance.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
An attempt at restoring a steady normal,<\/p>\n
or to forget the trials gone and passed without acknowledgment.<\/p>\n
Our homemade holiday – to celebrate survival.<\/p>\n
A frail effort; a sorry moment to produce forward movement.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We lit a fire with trouble –<\/p>\n
the wind awakening as we needed its stillness.<\/p>\n
Metaphor, perhaps, for kindness kept under the guise of subtle.<\/p>\n
We grilled, and we ate, before indulging in pastries’ sweetness.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A cream puff, and some light lemon cakes,<\/p>\n
to go with tea that drowns out the coldness of river banks.<\/p>\n
We played with rackets, and tried playing with stakes,<\/p>\n
but competition does not fit when results draw blanks.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As the sun began to set, we had had our fill,<\/p>\n
of breezes, time, nourishment and small talk.<\/p>\n
There was a satisfaction, truly, in the portions received still.<\/p>\n
Had we still been young, we would have marked the occasion with chalk.<\/p>\n
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