A sonnet.
Cicadas
Cicadas sew a subtle summer’s din
And flitter golden wings into the breeze.
Boys breathe sunlight broken by the leaves
And gather sweaty beads upon their chins.
The rugged path leads rugged legs of men
Above the brook and through the gaps in trees
Where cicadas sing: "Fall on your knees--
The wilderness consumes all you have been."
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