Friday, October 16, 2020

Passion Vine Valentine

Will you dear angel
Remind me of the name
Of that vine over there
 
I forget what year
I stood it in its hole
And pruned and watered it
 
And waited for it to cling
Like a body to its bones
To make the trellis ring
 
And now you're dying
And I've forgotten your name
Numberless leaves I have known
 
But now I take from memory
Whatever it provides
Vast in its elisions

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