curtis-lindsayWhisper

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A parting songHow selflessly and skillfully the sun / who sang bright hours to rivers, glades, and towns / takes his appointed leave as, one by one,
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Nov 23, 2010
goodbye in g minorMechanically, he turned and stepped away. / Though there remained a symphony to say, / the audience was obviously tired.
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Feb 19, 2010
I wished for meadows gold and greenI wished for meadows gold and green, / for forests rich and sweet, / as autumn's chill crept up between
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Nov 20, 2010
I yield the balance of my pageI sigh in measured time, / bemuse myself with rhyme. / Of pains I make a parlor play;
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Nov 24, 2010
late februaryThis winter has been harsh and cold; these winds / have scoured the frosted fens for miles around. / I only hope, once the seeds have sprouted,
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Feb 18, 2010
mare nostrum*the beach is for losing yourself* / i ask you what manner of man or beast could ignore its siren song / it dragged our silly smiles across the sand
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Jun 9, 2013
NocturneI saw a meteor scream across the dark, / a chemical green flash above the park. / Breathless, I sought another--*just one more?*--
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Sep 9, 2012
Rain, ride down the riverRain, ride down the river / and pass me by. / I'm gone out to deliver
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Jan 9, 2012
The walnut treeSee here, the dark oasis / beneath the blinding noon— / the slenderest of spaces,
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Jan 5, 2012
To Fall Creek I would often climb aloneTo Fall Creek I would often climb alone / And wade there, with my eyes skyward in thought-- / Oh, now there's no more going on my own,
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May 9, 2013
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