Rebecca Ukaegbu

Fan

The petals of the
golden flower fan
flutter
through the fiery summer air
catching rays upon its wavy ends
gleaming shades around its downward bend
leaping up and up and up
gliding down and down then up again
its light touches covering me with the soft breeze it makes.



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