Dr. Charles A Stone Poems

I tried to understand why
your whispers turned to silence
when I asked what makes
hearts skip a beat
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Forget the music
come dance with me
in the silence of Oz
before the tornado
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When I thought you were going away
I squeezed my eyes shut so tight
that tears turned to rhinestones
and fell away like broken icicles;
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I will come for you in the future tense.
when? I don't know
but I will sing and will shatter
your notion of the present
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Come sit with me on the beach
where the lake's many faces
hide beneath the boughs
of willow trees in shade
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floating
above the stone
in custard-thick mist
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Blossoms thick as wool
hide delicate buds

from the icy teeth
...

beneath a blanket
of myriad stars
i lie quietly
upon a sandy shore
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Tell me, Perdida, why you scratch
at the foam like a heron choosing crabs.

Certainly, you know the tide
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Take small bites and it'll last longer,
you'll enjoy it more.

Nonsense!
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