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Flowetry

Early Morning Walk

1 min read5 days ago

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Early morning walk…
quietly sleeping, the fragrant bush
entrances me with its scent
wafting gloriously
carried by atoms across a vast expanse —
a universe several feet away.

I begin to drift
unknowingly towards
its glorious crown of white blossoms.

I listen quietly
tuck my head between
its fragrant, abundant bosom
listening to the secret love-making
of the nectar sippers buzzing.

The Serene Quiet
of the early morning
is my soul companion,
singing birds joyously chirping
to keep me company

Surely
nothing can interrupt
this sacred glory

Until

My dog bounds equally joyfully
into the depths of the bush
after some imagined foe
whether bug or squirrel I do not know

A shower of white petals rains around us
as I laugh
captured
utterly transfixed
in the magic of this moment.

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