Nearing Summer Solstice




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		NEARING SUMMER SOLSTICE Fallen azalea blossoms give way to roses Upright , tender and urgent: in dazzling ornament they sway, content. There is a birthing of new trees. The land expands in summer rain and sun Intricate shadows grace the woodland path Light is early and long. I watch The heron's morning predatory walk At the water's edge, note the dip and catch. This bird, they say, Aligns the fishes tail to tail Making a sun wheel- I praise my fellow denizen of this universe so alien yet so close And ask, who, under the sun, am I? © Asphodel P. Long 2002



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