NewPoetry

Lorna Crozier

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The water in the pond is still.
The moss, more so.

The eyes of the maple redden. Such little sleep.
Such long nights go on inside you.

Wind drops slowly down its birth canal.
You are waiting for God to make something of it.

Soon the wind will reach you, nuzzle
your skin. Darken you with its old blood.

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