Sandy SeashoreScalloped ShellsSplashing SurfSoaring SeagullsSimple SweetnessSongbird SerenadesSunny-SucklesSilent StarlightSleepy SongsSummer Simmeries

Waxen petaled gardeniaScented sweeter than a rose,You have no fancy colors;White ivory with touches of creamAgainst glossy green leaves,You are a beauty in your own right.

In a uniform as elegantAs a guard at Buckingham PalaceBlack bird stands watchOver a rice field—standsReady waiting for An errant insect to pass his Fenced boundariesSentinel top An overgrown fencepost