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I’ll wet my Ankles &

   Slip in

      To my knees 

A pool has my Heart.

   Moonlight shattered 

     in the 

       Reflected shimmer.

A mouth of a fish thinks I’m 

   dropping bait

    or just, 

  Says Hello.

I don’t talk fish tonight.

  I’ll just be careful because 

   there are more

       than fish in this pool.

The Air Laughs 

           at my arrogance

by Brushing

  the leaves above my sight. 

A star needs for nothing, 

         sufficient of itself.

I volunteer for an

   adventure before 

     even knowing what it

            is.

I cannot leave my Heart behind. 

                                              ……………………….

Written February 3, 2026

  Tuesday Morning 

by John Edward Culp