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Iris Literary Journal, Spring 2020
Amore
Drunk on heavenly amber
That ancient yellow gem
of the earth wafting
from his neck dancing
for a moment away
from the world of
linear progressions.
I could not turn away
and brushed his sweet
lips with my own
into a union with
the whirling scent
of sunshine together.
With nothing to lose
expectations grow
running head on
my desires into a wall
of personal refrain.
At the Maypole
This time is not for us
but for you and I,
Grandmother says,
as she spins the fibers
beneath our foundations
into subtle yarn,
which in time
to drums diverges:
two short tales,
loose ends to the stars,
whole and unfrayed,
unafraid of gods and goddesses
to take in hand,
to run and dance,
to feed us all into the weaving
before we have any inkling.
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