Parting
Chlorine-fresh imbibed
Drink reflecting waves five feet
Waxen leaves red brick
Night green tropicals side street
Burboun courtyard evening heat
Muffled base drums stone
Pavement bench-height seating white
Painted border grey
Statue naked robe pool light
Iron deckchairs torn invite
Seven palms white-pink
Petals thirty feet tall shade
Trees flat beige french doors
Balconies black iron made
Centuries ago slave trade
Hidden archways cool
Day heat broken breeze defined
Lit reflecting pool
Old New Orleans left behind
Yet you've never left my mind
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