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A Glimpse of Summer
Sitting on the porch in summer,
This moment would seem perfect,
I think
To those driving by, but a glimpse is only a glimpse
Of what lies behind
My dog, sitting beside me, leaning against me
For love
Grinning, nose twitching at the sweet, syrup air
Of humid summer
A glass of lemonade, ice breaking and forming again
Inside
Sweating in my hand, feeling the sun
Press
Its weight against my skin, an arm around
My shoulders
A palm against my scalp, illuminating
The garden
Of color on either side of me as I
Sit
Listening to the birds heard between the roaring of
Cars passing
Maybe glimpsing
A girl
With a dog
And lemonade
In the sun
Between the garden
The birds singing
And they might think, “How perfect,”
Never stopping to think about the
Picture just outside the frame.
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