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Wild cherries

July 5, 2026

Wild cherries,
wild cherries in a bowl,
colour and beauty,
cherries as ripe as can be,
wild cherries upon a table,
and in the light of the sun,
as we sit here you and me,
as we sit, here as lazy as can be,
eating cherries,
we do not see the need,
to move barely a muscle,
for we in the sun are,
as chameleons,
and as slovenly as can be,
and that is the way that it should be,
for today is a day off,
a day off for you and me,
and here we sit,
unmovable and undeniably lazy,
and happy,
and with big smiles on our faces,
eating wild cherries,
as delicious as can be,
and what a way to spend the day,
doing absolutely nothing,
and so, far away,
from the rat race,
the rat race that only brings misery.