you are the illuminated
manuscript
I, the reader
the lover
of you
show me your illuminations
your singing arabesques
the music
of you
chant your canticle
hidden in the golden calligraphy
wrapped
within you
open your pages
to me -- for
I am the reader
the lover
of you
c. 2017 Roberta Compton Rainwater
Oct 23, 2017
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:54 PM UTC
you are the illuminated
manuscript
I, the reader
the lover
of you
show me your illuminations
your singing arabesques
the music
of you
chant your canticle
hidden in the golden calligraphy
wrapped
within you
open your pages
to me -- for
I am the reader
the lover
of you
c. 2017 Roberta Compton Rainwater
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