tiny and small
a big part of it all
in her cherry blossom tree
one of many

wood burns like bridges
and owls who
but no sun sets in beauty
like the beauty of me and you

bird songs and love songs and swan songs
and breeze-
car songs and tree songs
but it's the sunshine that sings us all free

one step, one stanza
the last man standing, the first to sit down
so take your place in this willy wonka chocolate town

take your place in the sunshine
take your place in the shade
take your place on the porch
take your place in the bed that's been made

cycles are cyclic
and i'm walking with a big stick
in any direction-

because what can i do
but take my place
next to you
wherever you are
near or far
take your place

cheers to dirty laundry and cold toes
cheers to broken hearts and a red nose
cheers to life and to paying what it cost
cheers to loss