Pavilion of Leaves

Matthew Rohrer

 

Central Park in a
pavilion of leaves
with extra sauce
for midday
is only a snack
and a photograph
of cold cherries
like a young woman's
legs softly peeling
after burning
a pennywhistle
in the distance
with the piping children's
voices which are
distant peace
in a breeze
two white butterflies
trying so hard

 
Copyright © 2012 by Matthew Rohrer. Used with permission of the author.

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Further Reading

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