I have watered the garden
within the lawn it shines
in the early morning glare
of sun pushing tempratures
to 89 (F) at 9:20 AM the waters
shine dripping on the dark
leaves of Buddleia daviddii as bees
and yellow-jackets go up
and down each bloom one and
then another I can almost hear
pollen scattered becoming
airborne and the waters shine
seeping off the wide petals
of Echinacea purpurea down
the juttin spires of Ilex glabra
dropplets bundling on the tiny
flowers of Spiraea x bumalda
Nothing here glitters coldly
though all seems lustrous
alien
--Gerald Schwartz
West Irondequoit/ New York/ US/ 9:30 AM
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