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Under the Lion's Shadow

The prairie grass grows tallest

when the crickets' violins hum

dithyrambs to saccarine summer days;


And in the distance of night, campfires

smolder and blink Morse code

to twinkling stars,

while cowboys and Cherokee

share a cup of coffee.


Sometimes, these reflections in morning dew –

in the right light of the rising sun –

betray the secrets of serendipity:

all under the shadow of the lion

that suckles the orphaned lamb.