Near Lagos, Nigeria

morning's sun dappled cat

comes to a lagoon to

lap at a saucer

sun soars

an illusion

                        your muse

her voice shivers like a flute

her call

                        A

                                    O

bass clef and treble clef of existence

trees breathe freely

canoes slowly pass

nearby   a village

only to go to

never to be from

at lagoon's edge

thoughts like mangroves bush

                                    © Dick Russell, 2013