Friday, August 24, 2012

Byrd

you meet him near park
green tunic
white collar
flowing brown hair
neat beard and moustache 

smiling in august sunshine
strolling in English garden
everything clean
manicured 

you comment on the flowers
and he expounds on them
describing the nature of

snow white daisies
yellow lilies
orange snap dragons
crimson roses
purple rhododendrons
velvet violets
ornate orchids
golden-eyed primroses
tiny pink impatiens
pale green hostas
pretty pointed foxgloves
pointing as he talks
describing how they are best arranged 

and you walk along
a step behind
resting in the lovely symetry

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