An Essence of Soft Shadows
A subtle ruse awakens
beneath the softer shadows of spring shaken,
as the earth bursts forth free and opened
to the pale warm rays of May sun unbroken.
Strange images arise
as the quiet hush whispers a new surprise
in seeded blooms bountiful at every step
and gentle rain drops loom as untethered threat.
A shadowy sky taunts
with clouded images that haunt,
a bird, a castle, a gray elephant walk
appear to drift above the floating hawk.
On the wing or on the wind
the essence of soft shadows begin
fragile in their beauty, music of a different drummer
breach the memories of spring lost to hotter summers.
Squint the eye and bend the ear
from these shadows visions grow more dear
and in the warmness of the shadowed embrace
each of us become distinguished in our place.
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