some September morning in 2022

she stood on the balcony
he stood under that
they looked at each other 
for a moment 
then she flew down
and he flew up
a perfect mating 
in the autumnal light

Soon, if lucky, a peacock
would be born
it also could be the opposite

                                  but 
in  comparison 
to the aftermath
of war, floods, droughts, famine, 
a mass shooting in a mall, and etc. 
this unrequited affair 
is purely a matter of luck 
and romance.