You dwell in my bounds,
own me like a neighborhood —
caught up in hoarse winds,
leaves like laughter cover grass
and chatter around your feet.
We share our borders
Not with fences but with song
That swells in the heat
Forgive my trespass poet
For I wish to sing along
Leaves following wind,
Skittering crabwise, heedless,
care not for borders:
each a snatch of song to sing,
each a welcoming whisper.
Nervous is the paw
That steps across a threshold—
This voice seeks chorus.
Weave dandelions to braids...
Grass, breeze, blossoms, leaves, branches
That steps across a threshold—
This voice seeks chorus.
Weave dandelions to braids...
Grass, breeze, blossoms, leaves, branches
Muffled laughter rolls
over paws, down gentle slopes —
summer-colored joy.
Baked-goods scented afternoons
call kind hearts to join in song.