Walterrean Salley Poems

The sabal palm (cabbage palmetto)
Is the official state tree
Designated by Florida state
In nineteen-fifty-three.
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Lethargic day.
Long and winding.
Difficult to navigate.
Much to do- not much done.
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Very active brain waves.
Faint music in the near distance.
Downed routine meds.
Mental images of thoughtful visits.
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The only way to
Fully embrace today
Is to let go of yesterday.
One cannot look back,
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Like an old blanket,
Fold up last year
And put it on the shelf of time.
Box all of its contents,
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Flowers, a thing of beauty,
suffer much to make us happy.
Facing the knife to bring joy
And comfort in our sorrow
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There in the stillness of the night
A beauty one could never know:
The charming moon embraced the sea
The moonbeans setting it aglow.
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