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Thursday, April 13, 2017

Unreflective

Less a radiance herself than a glinting pane of glass,
She is silvery on winter days and golden in the sun.
So slim she nears translucence, could be thoughtlessly walked past,
But a density of substance makes each eye’s glance feel a tonne.

Her voice could hold a sparrow and her brilliance and my pain,
In an easy gentle offering that enfolds me like sheer lace.
She moves wondrous under snowfall and waits humbly for rain
Acts as shelter for us wanderers who have strayed to her embrace.

Through our briefest over-lappings I can feel down through her layers.
We share roots in cryptic corners, draw our sustenance from soil.
In a language of sheer closeness we could speak all past betrayals
And each in one another find our perfect mirror-made foil.

But somehow, when I’m with her, my fears go unmultiplied.
It’s my strength and perseverance that, instead, I always find.

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