Casita Melosa

for Mikaela

Rest your head
a moment more—
a daydream
does small harm.
This portico,
warm with curves
and humble
household charms,
offers passage
as you gaze out
past earth
fresh-turned
toward the young
magnolia tree,
shy in shiny leaves,
lone grandiflora
on this palm-lined street.

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