b116 (8.10-1.2023): you're free!

you’re free! [i]
by a. happy dad
 
i think of you as children
but baby, that’s just me
you aren’t my pets, i’ve no regrets, together, yet
 
you’re free!
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·       i view them like the children that i never had, but not from an ownership perspective.

·       they are free to sip nectar from anyone’s feeder, or to choose flowers, if they so desire.

·       i do my best to take care of them – so that they will continue to visit me.

·       it’s a quid-pro-quo... and, aside from sugar and water, it's free!
 
in my heart, however, i’m just happy to see them.
 
like a proud mom, i’d like to see more of them, but seasonal visits might make for even better/stronger yearnings. 
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[i] martino, j. (8.10-1.2023). you’re free. book 116: Love Reigns. © 2023 by joal martino.