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Indulgence

Yesterday evening the shivering and drenched birds were unkindly tossed to shore,like a wrecked ship, by violent,unexpected storms; finally calmness is felt,at noon, over the inlet... as soft and overlapping waves roll through blazing reflections! While another sunset is so anxious to go, some lamp-post is triggered by an insolent shadow; earlier the huddled pelicans sought safety under the wide cherry trees on that hill... to audibly utter certain sounds of compliancy: will they be induced by a deep sleep, while quietly awaiting darkness to subside on the deserted and arid beach? The silent birds are extremely weary from their long,adventurous travels, and nothing is more urgent than to doze in the remotest place they chose; and who wouldn't enjoy those lovely moments of perfect and salubrious tranquillity... by not being taken over by indulgence or necessity? And who couldn't be gladier than the unrestarined retriever sniffing the wet sand and digging deeper... to stalk,with sharp claws,the scurring worms? Across the broad channel so lively and colorful, the speeding motor-boats are more resilient to challenge the gentle waves of a calm ocean; miles away,westward,the breathless sky-crapers don't feign their beauty and supremacy by looking less stylish or stupendous! The stenchy and miserable homeless man has already confined himself to a predictable fate, but who can revel in someone's misery, and not being the least shameful? Finally the gullible wind is shifted to the east by flinging clouds, somewhat too rapid to follow; a police helicopter soars over the obscure bay trying to reach its destination timely... soon to disappear in the vast,twinkling sky... already succumbing to thick shadows advancing so fast, but the fearless lovers lay on soft blankets... to indulge in their night passions shamelessly!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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