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The poetic city: “On The Family Trip: At The Zenith”

Oct 13, 2020 • Creative Writing

A family trip through waterfalls. (Photo by: Reece Burka)

On The Family Trip: At The Zenith

Safely centered in the

Bounty of the trip,

Luxuriating in the riches

Of the moment,

I marvel at my good luck.

Even as I accept

The certainty that

It cannot last and the

Inevitability that it will

Yield to something else,

I am content knowing that

This moment is real

And it’s happening…

As real as anything else to follow.

Reece Burka

7/30/2020

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