Aftertaste

That targeted sleep will not come
at once
in the tamed night.

A shifted pain
lifts the irretrievable word
shamed at edge.

The godwings
weave the rhyme of flight
for the wedding of death.

You are born again
in sleep
for  another journey.


Satish Verma
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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January 24, 2011 at 6:28 AM
life is a continuing journey..well done..love,Deb
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