NOT SMALL, JUST SIMPLE

We cluster together, like family,

peeking out from the same branches

like newborns rubbing their eyes

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the moment before sleep has been

put to bed. We blend into the safety

of yellow and green shades that take

the heat when we cannot.

Shrug off the weary smile of summer heat

and open a little wider, drinking in

the shimmer.