Patti Masterman Poems

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761.
Loving Voices Die

Loving voices die-
but first they dwindle
to a whisper;
The fragile throats
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762.
Rare-Earth Blessing

Spilled a dropp of aromatic cedar oil
Upon the worn out leather of my shoe
On that graceful day, I walked upon
The most fragrant, incensed sole
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763.
Same Day In Another Life

I've set 'Somewhere over the Rainbow'
On auto-play for one thousand times
As my last badly planned escape.
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764.
Sleep In Dreams

Sleep in dreams:
Raw found data, of what it seemed
Deaf voices, carrying sound
As we ripped out all the seams.
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765.
Water Me Down

Water me down, water me down; tread me under-
For life's too long, the precious things get sundered;
Take me someplace safe, where we'll find the way,
Where there's no difference, between night and day.
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766.
Last Night In Furtive Dream

Last night in furtive dream
Wheels turned and cogs smashed together
Out of anyone's control;
All those that I once loved
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767.
Martial Love

We thrust and parry
Then step aside for the occasional respite-
This complex minuet we're born to
This waltzing with weapons drawn
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768.
My Soul Into Granite

My soul, into granite
Into quartz; into feldspar-
The flesh world can't hold
My roving mind, bold
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769.
Nothing So Far Away

Children's faces I see no longer
Voices of those vanished long ago
Scenes and places now dismembered-
In the subconscious vaults below.
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770.
Our Shadows Are Whispering Secrets

Our shadows are whispering secrets to each other
They refuse to go to sleep, and stay up all hours
Whispering and laughing like children in the dark
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