Just now and awhile

Nov 23, 2024 | Poetry | 1 comment

A circle of green hedges
And a squirrel
Caresses
With a soft blue quilt  
Swaying high in the sky
Like palm trees wilt
In the sun and sigh
And lazy green grass
Stretching for miles
No desire
Just now and awhile

Written By Lizzie

1 Comment

  1. Sahil

    I love this so much. You captured the feeling so perfectly. I should have written this and not what I wrote. <3

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