Groundskeeper
The tree becomes a shelter
for its own fallen limbs
One reclines in the shade flapping a leaf
in greeting
When I was in high school I thought
that the best dates happened
in parks like this one
and in this park specifically
with its groundskeeper’s cottage at its center
The park participates in the illusion
that love constructs an instant privacy
and you can think
All of this is ours
Everyone in the park can think this
Love the private/public here. The "shared" intimacy!
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