Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Gleaming Valentine

I sat to watch some gods
Color in another watery day
Or whoever it is to thank them
 
But then I spied you gleaming
At the edge of an empty flower-pot
Clearly in distress
 
And carried you away dying
Out behind the hibiscus
Where the cat won’t get you
 
And placed you on the grassy ground
And watched you scurrying after me
I came back in a second but you were gone
 
I looked everywhere for you
How is it possible
Unless you flew
 
Your body dead
But your wings
Still new

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