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1 " burnt by the sunof your mouth, I’m unable to speak or paint you with words "
― john j geddes
2 " RedheadAll over the houseStrands of copper hairLike filaments from a cobwebCollect.If you and IWere ever to part— For months, perhaps years,I’d be combing out,Brushing or picking upStrands of significance,Traces of youIn my life "
3 " the same—on this page, or the end of your fingertips—always the same "
4 " I covet solitude and storms…and rain, with its geography of dark silence and distance "
5 " you are a ring tone on the phone I didn’t answer "
6 " the fragrance of pine resin is frankincense poured out—a balm of stars and snow and moonlit nights "
7 " we compose our life in stories we tell ourselves "
8 " you’re gone andyour unfinished poemlies alone on my desk—empty of tears,I only hope it rains today "
9 " I keep coming back to certain books, and you—to try to find myself again "
10 " In the baby’s roomThe city lights areMilkyIn the curtains… Breath Gentle as rain, Sleep Quiet as snowflakes "
11 " I have only dark, obscure words of love—but it’s these that broke your heart "
12 " Kill me if I try to look thirty-five,” Deb moaned. “But, you already look like that—so, what do I do?” “Kiss me. "
13 " the story of us is touching, but exists only in dreams "
14 " I’m a man of stone - and my hands are not soft enough to brush away, each stray wisp of hair "
15 " Time to leave and a friendly boughfrom a neighbor's treeleans over the fenceto shake hands with me "
16 " the Moon, trails the fabric of night behind her, stars glimmering in her wake "
17 " I had almost forgotten you—but my arms kept remembering "
18 " beginswith rain,dark lines,and gloom… and alwaysends with you "
19 " I love watching you – you’re a silent film of gestures "
20 " night, and the moon a blur above me—I wonder where the world hides you, and if perhaps you still love me "
