it’s often on effortless days
arriving with a perceivable whiff
like a fountain of jasmine
spilling over the garden wall
and departs just as quickly
by a greedy bee
that steals it all with one sting
or a stiff gust that
flattens the trellis
crushes the vines
how sad it is to watch
a friend comb the rubble
for something to remember it by
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