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Hauling by Rowing

Written: December 12, 2023
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Twilight swallowed me, striking me speechless 
      With subtle caress of a wicked breeze 
      Stirring the surge, I drift inwardly
      And wild geese soar home in the sky.
 
Floating at a low level on a long, rolling skein. 
      Their banter ruined their afternoon
      Friends unified on a familiar trip.
      I've seen them ride on the oceans. 
      Pulling back the waves' white locks. 

In the quiet, glassy sea, my skiff barely ripples. 
      Lavender clouds and double geese.
      Random ideas diffuse as waves. 
      But my ideas act as stars in the sky
      Bringing delight with a single chuckle.

Happiness simply cannot be accounted for.
      Also, it seems as a wayward child.   
      Even amid the thrills, sadness arises.
      Akin to one drop of rain on quiet waters.
      Spread ripples will erase dazzling rays.
      With a single echoed plink of its sad note.

Is it worth staying with the wispy Hope scarf?
      Then laid across my shoulders?
      The light tilts on other days.
      That warms the day as a lover's kiss.
      And I anchor at home in delightful calm.

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