Small brown rabbit hurries
past sweet-scented pink & orange petals,
disappearing
into
a clump of bushes....blue bird emerges, perched on a tree's
highest limb. A bee
buzzes
carved wooden post,
testing its arcane symbols for nectar.
Are they confused?
Across the street
a family strolls, their young son is leading a baby
elephant on a leash,
prodding it to walk faster. I am appalled,
nauseous, but don’t know what to do.
I see a
nun, and think of asking her to help rescue the baby. But
she turns, and scurries away.
When Venus rises her
phosphorescent beauty doesn't
meet the eye;
but
walks, runs, in the opposite direction.