No blackberries
trembling,
tempting twitterers
with juicy tidbits,
sustenance
No buds
'ere,
streaming by
o'er the shoulder,
distraction
No distance,
secluded
here, now,
silken slippers dusted,
serenity.
Barbara Butler McCoy
[[Photo: Stone statue in courtyard, January 12, 2011;
Barbara Butler McCoy]]
