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ALONG  THE  COAST
I sit at this table of remembrance,
Your shadows are with me,
and along the coast - by the . . .
SAROWIWA  DREAMING
In the dark;
dreaming - laughing - running again,
with the strange beast . . .
HOUND  OF  THE  BABBLES
A bony beast - a wild interloper,
an awkward curmudgeon - a
feeder on carrion, a poor beast . .
EVERYTHING  LINGERS
Some people say - when its over it's
all gone, Some people say - there'll
be another along . . .
HOLD  IN  MIND
Well - You told me 'bout the Burning
Blue - And the Light that fell on you,
Oh I am breathless in every degree . .
THE FLOWERS THIS YEAR
This year, the flowers falter,
all comfort fails.
Petals fall upon the carpet . . .
THE  CHARGE  OF  THE  OX
The archaic beast - up to its hocks,
harnessed and hobbled - to the stuff
of the cutting . . .
BULLET IN A DARK BOX
Every bullet shall shine - like Silver
and Gold - Shrouded in beauty,
bright gems for our crown . . .
SPEAK YOUR WORD
I will speak your word - but I will
not serve. I can see the footprints
that might lift me up. . .
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