Only the Sun Knows

Just another day;

Always walking the same walk,

(Knowing it's different.)

Bushy lilac tree

Seems on the edge of blooming;

Still, no lavender.

Lone dandelion

Shining among the brown leaves

Brings the sun to earth.

 

Where do shadows end?

And where does substance begin?

Only the sun knows.

Two crows arguing,

Slicing the heavens thinly

Don't receive a piece.

Three rotten tree trunks--

Congregation of the dead,

Meet and decompose.

It has disappeared--

The field of dandelions.

(Was it just a dream?)

 

Shedding bright sunlight

Roadside stream flows quietly.

Wind builds in the woods.