View from the Patio
Horizon of mountains
massif in motion
houses a-bob
on an ocean of oaks
foreshore of orchard
tidal with blossoms
surf-foam of flowers
flocks at the fountain
wisteria scrambling
the cliff up the house wall
patio flooded
with fainting aromas
house diving under
a Great Wave of pollens
shudders and rights itself
roof timbers creaking
forward it forges
its passage our lifetimes
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