It's so very late--
Still the pine trees keep waving
And the bright sun blazes.
And the bright sun blazes.
Like faint chirping birds
Children shout outside my house;
I see them running.
Children shout outside my house;
I see them running.
It's almost balmy;
Olivia rubs her head.
All's right with the world.
Olivia rubs her head.
All's right with the world.
Suddenly it's cold;
Clouds have drawn across the sun.
Just intermission.
Clouds have drawn across the sun.
Just intermission.
Propped against the tree
A slender piece of plywood.
(Coming or going?)
A slender piece of plywood.
(Coming or going?)
Moss spots on the tree
Glisten in the morning sun.
Must be tree freckles.
Glisten in the morning sun.
Must be tree freckles.
Red cloth in the woods;
Plastic bottle by the tree:
Foreign intruders.
Plastic bottle by the tree:
Foreign intruders.
How many journeys
Have I missed this dark tree stump
Lurking in the woods?
Have I missed this dark tree stump
Lurking in the woods?
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