fences

fences

your efforts to keep me out

simply draw me in

your stalwart purpose

is softened by the

intricacies of your detail

and the patina

of your worn veneer

your presence

hints at mysteries

and secrets

that my soul

desires to uncover

your beauty can be

a prelude to a

visual symphony

or the

main attraction

i seek you out

in forgotten

back streets 

and on rambling

country lanes

i gasp with delight

when i first

behold your beauty

i sigh with contentment

when you reveal

your hidden wonders

you are my muse

spurring my creativity

to take wing

and fly