pungent and sweet
freshly mown grass
tells of the suppression
of the Dandelion Dominion
curving borders of a flower garden
define summer days
lying languidly in a hammock
gazing skyward
at the News helicopter
hovering,
hovering
over the site of the massacre
tall trees rise on all sides
one angled like the leaning tower of Pisa
enclosed
in a world of green
proclaiming life has the upper hand
Tiger Lilies bloom
in a splash of orange
over
summer’s short reprieve
the long, cold dark space to return
not yet,
first
fluttering butterflies
birdsong
summer’s gentle gifts
declaring an innocent world
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