in the night shade we dilly dally and blow smoke rings for no one but ourselves.
stuck in our lovers headlights and best friends knotted yarn.
the grass is luscious only once a year.
lets take this time to waste diligently.
forget divisions we have drawn in the night sky
and turn to your side spreading lies to the tigerlillies.
our eyes bat
waving goodbye to the flickering summer.
we make amends with words, tying them in neatly symmetrical bows

for the turn of fall
the warmth we must keep for winter