Parading

I catch their gleam, the jeweled, reflecting scales,

in a net of blue and gold,
small dragons guarding common enough treasure.
small dragons guarding common enough treasure.
And wonder how, bound to each other as we are
And wonder how, bound to each other as we are
in a net of blue and gold,
in a net of blue and gold,
we fail so often, in such ordinary ways. —Jane Hirshfield
we fail so often, in such ordinary ways.
—Jane Hirshfield

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