Thursday, February 19, 2026

Carried Valentine

A gray volcanic head
Rescued from the sea
I brought back to the desert
And set up at my gate
A hole cut out of it
In which a small
White shell has lodged
An eye that looks down
At me when I approach
Of a serpent tamed to stone
I carried back and lifted
Into place to meet
Its determined stare 
Each day as best I can 

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