imagine...
the early morning sun is shining warm on your face
you're standing in a clearing, the earth firm beneath your feet
a light breeze stirs the new leaves of the oaks encircling you
traces of lilac and jasmine scent the air, grasses sway
somewhere a stream splashes over rocks laughing as it goes
the full moon hangs over the horizon, i see it caught in the boughs of a gum
a night bird calls, the air is sweet and damp
i walk on past the yellowed leaves and branches now bare of fruit
a spring day, an autumn eve
hemispheres in harmony
imagine the world as it is
March 2000