Tadpoles in the Frog Pond<\/p>\n
by<\/p>\n
Radiance Angelina Petro<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
The thunderstorm has rolled up<\/p>\n
its heavy canvas bags,<\/p>\n
and is off to the next town,<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
bees go back to composing<\/p>\n
the narrative of the day<\/p>\n
in satins and velvets,<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
the sun slips back into the sky<\/p>\n
on a shining blue gondola,<\/p>\n
and throws light into the trees.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Sometimes it feels like the night<\/p>\n
nearly succeeds in preventing<\/p>\n
the day,<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
sometimes the day seems academic<\/p>\n
and uninspired, and one daffodil<\/p>\n
is all daffodils,<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
and sometimes what you want<\/p>\n
is misnamed profane, and what you don\u2019t<\/p>\n
is misnamed sacred.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Whatever the case may be,<\/p>\n
or how baffling the bonds you make<\/p>\n
in the night are, shadows<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
have their own nuanced glow,<\/p>\n
and nothing is unforgettable,<\/p>\n
and there are still tadpoles in the frog pond.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Abide within yourself.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s easy to become too spiritual,<\/p>\n
like me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The day expands and contracts<\/p>\n
with or without you. May as well<\/p>\n
loosen your voice<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
and circulate vowels and consonants<\/p>\n
through your breath, and sing forward<\/p>\n
into your life.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
One day you will roll up<\/p>\n
your empty canvas bags,<\/p>\n
and be off to the next town.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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