Barbara Villabol Poems

A warm blanket
You said I am a warm blanket for
You
That so often you had
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He was a man I found
As friend and lover as
One I could open myself to
Intellect, heart, eros.
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I asked the universe for you.
I described you. I put in my request.

Compassionate
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Countless breaths in eighty years
Gave voice to
Reproach, complaint
Anger, envy and scorn
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Sunlight is intermittently dimmed
Then bright
Clouds of impermanence
Drift away in the light of your smile
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A shadow, an echo
A haunting wind blows
Unexpected, bittersweet
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The blue slate surface
Of a great river
I observe and admire
Each morning as I travel
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Walk like an Indian
Quietly, no silently
I am behind you
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Brown orb
Looks at me
My reflection visible in the cornea
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I feel the wind shifting
Is it time to tack?

You will sail to another shore soon
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