carib-dreamin’

doctor-bird makes her final rounds,
gleefully and gracefully
diagnosing blossom for sweetness,

and the last
lingering
drops
of the rain shower
slip
softly
into a cool tropical breeze.

Papagaio
screeches
home across the pastel hues
of a dusking sky.

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and
Night slides
ever so gentle
from under the leaves
of Breadfruit tree.

and here
you are,
with me.

I collect Spores, Molds, and Fungus.

Originally published at http://thedeprevation.com on January 5, 2025.