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Shudder in the cold air, the end of the autumn. I know each season like a son or d… lashing out against me, or cuddling and warming me,
For soon, I shall die, And there shall be nothing between… But the vast emptiness, Which I will inhabit like an echo… The boundless void,
An image, a ghost An impression at most. Morning light creeps through the s… Fingers in hair, goodbyes and hall… Muses, abuses, sings for dinner
Within you Cosmic queen, Angel of purifying grace, I see the innocence, playful creation,
Rose—petal paint flaking, On a small iron wrought gate, In a length of wall. But for creepers, And crawlers and
Crawling through the mud Raising my head To look at the stars I see only your face Patterns depict your eyes
The compound eye. Looks at me from every angle, directly into my soul. Our minds are one, connected across the space between…
To Love Is to leave it alone To have strength in weakness Not to shout or be angry
Lest you walk through her streets, and feel the granite at your shoul… taste the stone of old bridges Bow waves at her supports Surging torrents of energy through…
Listen thyself, not to the birdson… To the tick of the clock, to the s… For that will cast only the shape… And your desire will fill the moul… Look not at color and shape,
On thermal currents along the shore Out and back, Seeking silver sided fish Glistening in the sun
The night, Warm and heavy. Your dress, Mauve. Your eyes and hair,
Life, my love Is as fragile as a dream. Whether it be known to us or not, we have the potential to effect
Smiling, a shoulder trimmed by gea… Frayed jeans hems, ferry deck soaked from toes to shins. You first pervaded essence.
Man, I feel your pain. I know how the heart can burn, and How the fires can rage I hope you weather it well, and