To

     the 

            multitasking

dog walkers

      all ear budded up

appearing 

            to be

talking into 

        thin

                air.

I am sorry but

you  just missed

       a morning 

 breeze coming

out of nowhere.

      It started with

the gentle

     quaking

of leaves, then

                          the tall

grass quivering,

          A

   soft

      cool  

           feather

like

      brushing on my 

skin.

           Culminating 

with the turning up

    of the corners

of my mouth

         Into a smile.

bd burton

8/18/2024