On the wind-swept side of the window pane
Where the rustling leaves flow and ebb;
A symphony of rustic harmony by an everchanging mosaic of tangled
twigs and bristling branches;
Gamut of colors and shapes from the floral blossoms released
into the welcome embrace of the open air;
Music in every pebble,
In every rocky sheath,
In every breaking wave below the overhanging trees.
I reach out for them
Through the melting glass on the vanishing pane.
Reaching for the running breeze.
The inviting running breeze.
While behind me
I hear the potpouri of merry sounds,
Of singing crowds immersed in festival.
Smiling faces, bubbly laughter, and voices.
Always the voices,
Never-ending voices.
Sweet-harsh, myriad, pulsating voices.
Sounding, sounding.
Yet never beyond the glass,
Into the running breeze,
On the wind-swept side of the window pane.
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