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YELLOW HIBISCUS

Everyone knows now

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There is no disagreement

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What had been
Had torn us apart

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Now the shoes
Stand peacefully
On the old woven rug

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Rain falls
On the dry
Bewildered earth

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The insects
Are finally dead

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The pump groans
The cat squeaks
And the moon
Dresses up
Like a pumpkin
For a visit
To the market

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Who know the names?

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It doesn’t matter.

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She no longer
Has to urge him
To be positive

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Everyone knows now

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A harmony of despair
Has brought us all together

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Our hero
Our brilliant vibrant
And supreme hero
Wins every battle
And glows
Futile and magnificent

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There is no disagreement

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The queen stands
At the window
Of the provincial church
Showing off
Her earrings

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Is there more?
Is there something else?

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The man wanders
The edge of the cliff
Overlooking the sea

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Lightening bejewels the sky

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The dogs are in a frenzy

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Like the hare
Between the teeth
Of the hunters
What had been
Had torn us apart

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But now we are free
Of all disagreement

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And on a terrace
Facing everywhere
We all sincerely enjoy
The beauty

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Of a yellow
Hibiscus

© 2024 by Hugh Levick

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