May (triptych)

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Countess Szechenyi at Twin Oaks garden party, ca. May, 1926. Photo from modern farmer.com

i.

In the ink-blue dusk

when everyone hurries home

the flower moon blooms.

ii.

The garden trembles

as a thousand crickets sing

summer’s arrival.

iii.

Do the church bells ring

this time each night? Sound travels,

the doors are open.

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