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evening at the tide
Evening Benediction at the Tide
The tide returns in sculpted prayers
over broken shells,
etching covenant beneath gull-scarred skies.
I press my palm to driftwood—
a liturgy in grain, fibers carved by centuries
of salt and forgiveness.
Salt water heals old fractures in the stones,
and on their ancient skin I lay down my grief,
each wave a footnote of merc...
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 1:59 am
an orchard’s lament
Morning mist drapes each blossom
like a bride reluctant to wake.
Petals fall in silent confession—
memory’s hush in every drift.
Roots hold secrets of laughter and tears,
a debt of seasons owed to shadows.
Soon, steel will bite bark and bloom
and these ghosts will scatter on the wind.
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Monday 14th July 2025 9:40 pm
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