Lassitude

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A still, dry day,
sun tormenting with his joy
blue hemisphere and all within:-
turn full away and yet
brick walls hurt eyes.

Pair of sparrows chirp and fly;
children in the street at play
fill all the interval
with shout and echo, dispute
running on to exclamation.

Up to brunch; need a shave.
Deep in night, dream broke mooring,
drifted far from shores.

Now, flotsam on a sea of light,
salting all wounds,
drowning in meditation...

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