Gravitas
Veritas
Give a toss

In the scene just before daybreak,
I see you there, smiling your thin smile.
Two stars nearby give you the look of a Picasso
Painted on the canvas of the night sky.
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Imagine you and me,
Clover chains in our hair
Prancing around,
While putting on airs,
As we dance across
The cool blades of grass.

Our childish laughter
Erupts in bursts and blasts.
We squeal each time
We step on fallen pecans
From the hundreds of trees,
Which surrounds our house

Like a comforting womb.

Greenery, like arms reaching out
Beckons creatures on wings
Amidst pink puffs of profuse petals
Cotton ball-like, full-blown blooms
Rows of roses in technicolor shades
Diaphaneity shimmers flash about
As powdery soft multicolored
Shapes like floating cut fabric flit
With momentary kisses given
As brief as a whisper or a shy peck
Fluttering beauty among beauty
Each to each, in a flurry of action
Breathlessly, we say, "Welcome, visitors!"

Out in the deep, they say
The octopuses play.
I stand desiring to see, but
Of course, it's hidden from me
So I dream, and I'm not even asleep.

I dream of an octopus garden
Coming clearly into view.
An octopus waves all 8 arms
Welcoming me and you.
Then we sit down to tea, wee!

"Feel free, feel free!" they chime.
"There's plenty here, you see.
We love the cracked lobster.
The sea cucumber sandwiches
Are divine!"

Come, join us in the garden, supine.

The sun is hiding from me.
From behind that building
It plays peek-a-boo with me..  
Before too long, it will move on,
And I will see it rise once more.

Seagull days
Ocean sprays
Blue-green sea
Glowing me
Crystal skies
Bright in eyes
Cheeks red
Hat on head
Toes in sand
Sunny tan
Cool breeze
Exhale, breathe
“Ah” I sigh