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you sit looking forward
to learn the words of the
new alphabet
your senses have regained
you gaze at the photographs
memories
your time with a friend
in Abkhazia
the elfin oak trees silver leaves
sigh and teach you the soul
of the winds 'round
Akhali Atoni
monastic mountains engraved
a simple poignant song
in the silence
you believe you are not fit for much
but you are
else wise, why would the world
you have come to know
color your heart cyan
as you rest
in the arms of the
sky?
SoulSurvivor
(c) 2013
Abkhazia is a province
in southern Russia
There are many monistaries there
Akhali Atoni is one
For Yelana
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