11/19/2020

The Gate to the Pond


You feel compelled 

to paint the gate again 


and again and again,

opening another fresh 


tube of pigment, looking 

for the perfect tone, 


the secret word 

to keep the gate 


from closing.


[LSS, 11/19/20]

 

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