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If I was dead
I would smile down

Instead
I hug you
to let you know

Long live
the good life

So crisp
and tailored

Like
lemon kites

Crisp
blue winter
nights

Cardamon
ginger and garam

Green velour skirts
red tights

Tasseled
shoes for dance

Glide
on scuffed floors

Street-level studios
have large windows

They face out
to the sun

Today
wanes

Yet
everyone dances

Too familiar
the traffic around

The day goes
we know

The days go
we know

We go
with what we know

Day
after day

If I was dead
I would smile down

Instead
I hug you
to let you know

Long live
the good life

God, the good life’s
so good

P.S.
Thank you
for letting me know

You’d be home
later than norm

I will absolutely
misbehave in your absence

© Chagall 2013