GNATS AND DEACONS.
Spotlighted in the morning sun,
a transient troupe of dancers,
in a ball of tight turns and sudden decisions,
the consistent privilege of gnats.
As a backdrop,
the redwoods start,
straight in their stance, and staid,
like deacons looking on,
steady and abiding,
in service exemplary.
But, uncaring and dizzy
from hedonic distractions,
we forget how to fit,
as ephemeral gnats,
or venerable deacons.
Carw June 2019.
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