Lindens in that place above and below
Shared by earth and sky
Sapling by sapling with the Rowans
Set back, or rather set forth of the Weeping Willow
Born of timeless barks shadows, upon the Silver Birch
Would that these definitive species
Say something equal of me
As with your butterfly
That entered on the waft
Of summers midday breeze
Tea, served on a companions tray
New friendships begin
Host and traveller
An overnight guest; we walk a parkland walk
Soft talk, dreams blended with meditations
Back at the piano, Satie's Gymnopedie plays
Pages turn on the endlessly symmetrical score
Gardens with lilacs, roses in bloom
Iced Martini, lemonade too, brimming over
Conversations; preparation for the after dark
A meal of suggestive spices, delicately laced
At table set, with wine, in impeccable taste
The best of clothes, perfume chosen
More than to say hello, before candlelight casts shadows
Onto that place where only our shadows are allowed to go
