chill start of spring / rain slackened roofs leak into / puddles of sunshine

watery sunlight / trickling through slatted blinds / awakens us

watery sunlight / leaking through slatted blinds / awakens us.

Mourning doves coo / feathered hearts flutter gently / pulse of early evening

Cracked sidewalks / sunsoaked fissures sprout tiny jungle / canyons drenched in green.

Keeping time with / borrowed rhythm my feet sidestep / tangles of light and shadow

Leafy fists thrust high / marching against the brick wall / the peonies rise up.