Calico fur catches last gold light
Porch swing creaks in cooling night
Spanish moss sways on cypress knees
Gator tracks fade in muddy breeze
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Shrimp boat lanterns blink awake
Magnolia petals fall and break
We watch the water turn to slate
Porchlight bayou dusk takes its time
Two quiet strangers no reason or rhyme
Calico sentinel guards the door
We have never felt this close before
Mosquito whine cuts through thick air
Cattail fluff floats without a care
Heron stands like a carved statue
Tidal mud grabs at my shoe
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Shrimp boat lanterns blink awake
Magnolia petals fall and break
We watch the water turn to slate
Porchlight bayou dusk takes its time
Two quiet strangers no reason or rhyme
Calico sentinel guards the door
We have never felt this close before
Screen door slams on a neighbor's porch
Sweet tea rings on the wooden porch
Firefly flashes Morse code lines
We read the dark in borrowed signs
Porchlight bayou dusk takes its time
Two quiet strangers no reason or rhyme
Calico sentinel guards the door
We have never felt this close before
Banjo rolls from a cabin near
Cello weeps what words can't hear
Foot stomp shakes the foundation deep
Promises we don't speak but keep
Porchlight bayou dusk takes its time
Two quiet strangers no reason or rhyme
Calico sentinel guards the door
We have never felt this close before
Stars pierce through the cypress canopy
Cat curls tight where the shadows flee
Morning comes with a pink sky bleed
We nod a goodbye no words needed
Porchlight bayou dusk takes its time
Two quiet strangers no reason or rhyme
Calico sentinel guards the door
We have never felt this close before
Porchlight bayou dusk takes its time
We have never felt this close before
Foot stomps fade on cypress planks
Calico purrs the night gives thanks