Botanical Gardens

 After the excitement of the Rally For Sanity, I choose a quiet place to reflect and relax

to look and listen

to the dripping of dew drops from broad green leaves mingling with the joy and energy of the rally

feel the warmth and brilliance of sunlight on a burst of color not unlike Jon's final words

mobiles of balanced delicacy

and pendulous plumes poised together

comparing down

 with up

 bugles demanding attention for the silent

 whispering their secrets

exhibiting the depth of their soundless strength

collective camouflage of colors

their cool trickling  of deeper waters

 

lush and vibrant in their similarities

inviting me to stay

to view the dance

of variety