Daydream Afternoon

I can
Smell
The aroma
Of sandalwood
And Eucalyptus
Burning from
The chimney
Of a nearby
Cafe gently
Smudging
The sky.

The
Clouds
Above
Gently
Floating by
In procession
Like a caravan
Of floats in a
Passing parade;
Or like a
Shaman
Leading
A mystical
Tribal
Dance.

As
The
Lovers
Walked
By holding
Hands,
And the
School
Children
Waited
For the
Afternoon
Bus.

My
Thoughts
Where
Held in
Coffee
Cups in
A daydream
Afternoon.

Mingling
With sandalwood
And eucalyptus.

Floating
By in the
Passing
Parade;
Gently
Smudging
The daydream
Afternoon.

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With a digital drawing from Nikos Laios