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Circe's Antidote

by Ian Whiteley

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Circe’s Antidote

you crawl from the damp earth
where we buried you last year
your gnarled fingers scraping
away from the soil
reaching for the skies
who tip their tears upon your
outstretched pleading aspirations
dying ice crystals melt around
your roots chilling your heart
turning your petals to snow
you dance a lazy swaying waltz
urged on by an insistent breeze
blanching the green...

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Wednesday 25th December 2013 6:37 pm

circe   end of winter   homers oddyssey   hope   love   pressed flower   snowdrop   spring

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