Shadowless Delight

                                   By

                             Hillol Ray

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Covid internment makes me wonder now,

How smoothly and quickly the year went by-

And the seasons whispered well on their own,

But the days have slid across the velvet sky!

Reluctantly following the lofty hurricanes,

Blue smokes dispersed their plumes on golden day-

And the strong fragrance from the sap of sandal woods

Sighed, as it lifted itself around the Potomac Bay!

My yawn and sigh on lazy noon watched the Vermont peaks,

And chanted rhymes on a paling stream-

But soon from the orchard trees in the thicket,

Snows slip thudding down in my dream!

The long-eared owls fall in love and mate in haste,

But the naughty winds thrive to live in shadow-less light-

And the night comes down sooner on the pallid Earth,

To shelve the amazing things and hide out of sight!

Cascading feet and mind of mine stream

And at a distance, stumble to hear a quivering voice-

Greeted by a host of golden daffodils,

And offered a flickering beauty with no choice!

Shadow-less night bathes in delight,

And my flashing senses venture to dive-

In search of an aroma and amazement,

To keep mental issues and tissues healthy and alive!!

Copyright By Hillol Ray