The heart seeks a resting place
In the hollow of a tree,
Atop a boulder in a singing stream
Where only the sun can see.
A converse of birds and bees,
And a meal of falling fruit,
And a calm secure from the footfall
Of inspectors in pursuit.
The world now has agendas
That to friendship do not tend;
The sweetest solicitations disguise
Some purposeful intent.
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