Saturday, 1 April 2017

Flights from my terrace

NaPoWriMo 2017

Flights from my terrace

Willingly or not
The year passes by
With Autumn well settled
Clear sky, bright days
My favourite season 
A crisp energy fills the air 
Galahs have returned
Lazy Blue tongue lizards 
Catch the last of the heat
Sunning themselves
On the sandy track
The wind desultory plays with the washing
A late butterfly hovers above 
Searching for an elusive nectar
The only murmur is that of the chimes
Broken by the geese honking
A lost dragonfly sways in the air
Seeking a mate
Dog on my lap 
In the rocking chair
Time has slowed down
So many flights from my terrace 
The sun lightly brushes us 
Before passing over the roof
Leaving it in the shade.

Lucette C. Bailliet
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