Sunday, March 28, 2010

Palm Tree Valentine

The day you

first entered

your rejection

was windy

a spring was

in its step

awnings flashing

bursts of sunlight

bursts of malediction

leaves aren’t from

the same mind

as flowers even

the first rank of

petals is already

brown while the

newest at the center

pink edged with red

overflow spicy perfume

only in thinking

can we reach

something before

it reaches us.

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