Blarney Castle
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Simply structured pavilions
garden sheds to cover and
hide the foot path
walking into the grounds
a huge fortress in the horizon.
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Stone ledges left empty
holding imaginary floors
circular stair turrets
in the corner towers
a castle rising from
natural rock foundations.
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Beside this, a poison garden
succulents growing in the mortar beds
empty rose cages for the season
wood, iron, fences, houses
taking on the green luster
moss and mold over an island.
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Ancient trees
Sequoia’s arms full of ferns
a museum in the meadow
thick rooted beings
sharing a manicured, vibrant lime lawn
pillars of families and
unlike siblings below
a misty moving sky.
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