Subtle ruler of your glancing kingdom
A river of metal and rubber
Streaming below you
Commanding armies with the gleam of your eye
Leading charges toward freedom with your presence
Thin, bright leaf
Reflecting light on your glossy surface
Seen for a moment collecting the sun
Then lost in the chaos of branches and foliage
In the sudden summer breeze
Crowning emerald on the end of the victor’s sword
Bright lollipop, a gift to eager hands
Sun shining through a cresting wave on a crowded beach
Striking bird soaring up above, casting your dark shape on
the ground
With freedom in your wide spread wings
The releaser of the imprisoned intersection
The silent monarch of the gas petal
Subtle ruler of your glancing kingdom
