Memories adrift, Fragment, Broken

Tall branches sway and rustle
blue skies and sunlight skim
amidst the scent of sap
lights flash as we run leap
and dash
between echoes of our own laughter

pine cone grenades lobbed
we dive for cover
behind aged trunks
escape toward the stream

ankle deep we prospect for
fool's gold
search for marron in the mud
kicking up sprays of ice cold water
rainbows arc in the air
happiness taken flight
we’re dancing

my brother and I
strip naked on the river bank
pine needles
float on the surface
small fish dart through the shadows
creating ripples
devouring mosquitoes

we splash and laugh
forest booms it back
infected with our joy

but...
that was long ago
I look through the hospital window
as you wear holes in the floor
the lone pine tree
looms in full view
making a mockery
of the forest in your mind

tears fall
rainbows have died
and your haloperidol dreams
drool on your coat