The lintel should be level with the ground.
Even one stair, one step, would be a reminder
of going somewhere else. Shutters and glass
and a roof would interfere with what can fly --
the birds, the insects, the air itself, the sun,
moonlight, starlight, all of which should be welcome
while you lie down on your summer garden bed
with a view requiring only two of your eyes,
a house for falling asleep without half trying,
for waking up without trying at all.