Movement
has changed
thief of night
stealer of colors
and hammer sound
to a galloping
smile of lights
opening sweetness
of satin flower
through the calyx
down to honey
unseen effort
of winter night
struggling out
of hard chrysalis
muscling wings
to rise and fly
breeziness
of blue sky
visible to eyes
egg surprise
hidden
mover of
movement
of life
God Almighty
changes
caterpillar
to butterfly
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Not that mournful
Typified as.
This airy place, swirls hectic
Is a-frolic!
Cleared of voices
Emptied of us
In our young dreams, now sounding
For joys elfin.
She strutted in a peach lace skirt,
Engaged in conversation.
Her legs were bare for temps were warm –
From tights, a liberation!
It brought me back to younger years –
That breeziness and hope,
When sunny days held promises
Which left no time to mope.
Her office beckoned, I was sure
But there’d be time to flirt,
For how could anyone resist
That brand-new peach lace skirt?
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