A Grazing Gaze
That beating weight
of a toddler
Lying chest to chest upon a chest
Breathing steady sleep
Awakens extreme calmness
in both bodies
A package no other soul penetrates
until disturbed
Watching a trance deepen
surrounded by dream
Witnessing the opposite of hysteria
A distress-free frenzy-less zone
Revered and envied
by parents of teenagers
And those fiercely observant
notice the loveliest of human conditions
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- artwork by Y.Z. Kami -
- mailed to Washington -