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October Odds

When I was splashing in the lane,
The colors of the rain
Were ribboning my April sky
Bright hues of years gone by.

Too soon, the boy became
A gambler in a game
Of  crushing odds and devil-loaded dice,
The weather weeping ice.

Maturity.  I damn the dice that roll
And dare not probe my soul
Where equilibrium is reaved in half,
Where perching gargoyles laugh.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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