In stretched table of the firmament
upon lacy cloth of billowed cloud:
layered stacks of puffy pancakes
drenched in maple syrup sun and
buttered with the melting hues of day.

On serving platter, a turquoise-teal
rimmed with tinted waves of tangerine:
persimmon chunks, sauced caramel.
Somewhere in distant memory
sounds rise up from painted carousel

and in diminishing perspectives:
cotton candy spun in shades of blue.
Blackbirds circle raspberry sky
as tiger swallowtails spiral
drawn by nectar sure to satisfy.

Filled with Creator’s show of glory,
I breathe scent of nature’s wonder, pause,
ponder heaven’s plentiful spread.
Sun sinks, lights dim, and I withdraw,
replete, my soul at rest, well-fed.