Calliope and the Chimera
Concentric ripples form as I skip rocks in the twilight
As I ponder plain spoken words that became recondite
I detect notes of Frangipani as a sultry sylph speaks
I break bread in ancestral lands in awe at the mystique
Soon, a great avian menagerie gathers all around
Mockingbirds mimic the mage's mellifluous sounds
The luscious beauty's words go from pellucid to obscure
I sit diffident yet dissolute while gazing at the demure
The vermilion bird flies around looking for a perch to choose
Withholding its succor until it finds the right muse to infuse
Copyright © Trey Hamner | Year Posted 2018
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