The absence is fertile

Cinder and wormwood

oblique in caricature

masque of navel peach

engraved forbearance

in an expression

impression upon gaze

become volatile,

season of sundown.

Bathe austere in bright color

convene covenant, prayer

coronal lost god

7 steps meet portal

fear tread forward

mete out sacrifice

lay among lion and lamb

lead, beg or follow

choice begets meaning

harbinger of reckoning.

Slip slide grasping

fall quiet

shattering solemn

vows in honor

an exchange

fruits’ pleasure

ring around poesey

storm moving swiftly

toward shore.

 

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