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Star from Heaven

i took a star from heaven i plucked it from it’s celestial field and carried it in my pocket from land to foreign land til i found a shining angel worthy of its gleaming light then i took her to my home and at my hearth she shone and wandered…

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I Would Spirit Away the Hours

i would spirit away the hours and spend my time with nary a thought to cost or consequence. we would speak of common things and i would not trade it for all the uncommon the world would offer. — 3/3/10 – 99 #ruth

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Its a Golden Hour

its a golden hour, a flitting flower and it blooms in the morning light then takes off on a merry flight til landing softly on the heather it makes a song of the fine fine weather and laughs for joy and merry fun and lifts its head to see the…

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Memories

its piercing, this silent sound this empty ringing left behind by the absence of bustle from a busy day. it is the echo of life, a cherished hollow a form made of the memories not to be lingered on for long lest the life that made them fade and you…

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Your Voice Warms Me

your voice warms me with its lingering joy like a warm wine or heady potion and it leaves me happier than i was the day before we met — 2/28/10 – 96 #ruth

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Anxiety

an electric buzz courses through my waking body til the end of day — 2/26/10 – 94

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Mongol

taciturn eyes look across windswept plains as pale light falls on jagged hill and steppe the last rays of a setting sun sink deep into warm earth and leathered skin — 2/23/10 – 91 – Mongol

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The Big Muddy

you twine sluggishly round the landscape
a muddy brown wash among the fertile land
untamed and mighty among your brethren
you assert dominance and lethargy out of hand

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Half Pipe

you transcribe a graceful arc with your wild colors and lazy form your speed and intensity is belied by the gentle curve of your board — 2/19/10 – 87

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A Drizzle of Rain

the drizzle of rain was heard outside my bedroom window soft water falling softly on the world heralding life and spring to follow — 2/21/10 – 89

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A Pale Sky

a pale sky looms above your head cold winds blow against your face the silence of dreams echo loudly and doubt beats against your will yet you stand with your feet set and defiant you gaze into the deep to win or die, you set your jaw and give no…

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Autumn Muse

the sun is shining and the air is wet, and the trees are awash in red and gold. birds are signing their autumn song, and the day stands frozen in time.

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Bittersweet the Long Goodbye

bittersweet the long goodbye the languid fare thee well hold on tight to fading love and let its beauty swell till love is lost and gone forever from your hearts empty shell — 2/17/10 – 85

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