By Dennis Jin V
and at that moment
the darkness, the night, the rain could not
outshine the flowers, bright, beautiful
their cheery optimism their hard perseverance
poking out of the
soil
without a
care
in the world.
and the next day
they were brighter than ever before
an idyll, beautiful
if only temporary.
and at that moment
the heat, the baking heat, the rain could not
dampen
the enthusiasm of those birds
those children
without a
care
in the world.
no one minded
the baking sun the hot rain
they return home
sweaty
laughing
sticky
happy
not caring that
they have to go back
to that place
at the end
and at that moment
the chills, cold, but not cold enough
the winds
the leaves
the wonderful, mysterious, magical
fluff of those strange yellow flowers
but i dont want to!
they cry as their jackets
nobody wants to
those cute little squirrels
racing about preparing for
the winter, the evil winter
rushing about and digging
without a
care
in the world.
the fiery reds, the deep oranges, the bright yellows
causing that unfettered joy
that comes
and goes.
and at that moment
the snow, the cold snow
that the kids love to play in
covers everything
nevertheless
they build forts, men, civilizations
without a
care
in the world.
brighter than all with the sun
two magical forces at work
the bare tree limbs
begging
for something to fill them up
and as the sun comes out again
those civilizations go away
but
it’s time for spring
and at that moment
the road, the horrible traffic
the office, the coworkers; friends, almost
the deadlines, the paychecks
the rents, the bills
and suddenly
there are
all of the cares
in the world