HOW CAN I ANSWER?
Against a blaze of petunias
the unicorn nips delicately
at emerald grass.
He stamps tiny hoofs impatiently.
Separate as pole stars,
blanketed by sun,
chaise-lounged,
we rest on the patio.
You seem to sleep
but I watch the unicorn
warily.
From a tree overhead, Pan
looses a cascade of song.
The unicorn cavorts -
aphrodisiac light ravels from his horn
stippling the air with question marks.
I burn to reply -
yet you have not asked the question.
How can I answer
when I do not know
your question?
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