James McLain Poems

Our mortal flame in it draped as we are.
standing as we stand apart that way
twilight revolves around you speechless
i am left by you
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all i know must i hide
this is to remind you
of why
i must hide all i know
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Moving it moves apart, supple and brown
tall hardy trees, bushes and plants
birds that sing out their hearts early comes dawn.
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and i would never do that
back then, but know?
every one that did has died
they stopped.
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Frequent shoppers
are we all
well in quite the honey drew
from Bonny knobs
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.........
yet your face so full
and there......
and there is wished
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it is.. just that..
some times
the words of they,
like yours...
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Each red eye be, 'hold the dragon.
wet and winding
a Japanese path
gracefully twisted bonsai trees
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Pastor she says, that each little cut
if but i say it to you
can you not at least try them on
if i could only but see it your,
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Trembling
very self consciously,
I undid her button and
it hung up
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