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Questioning Rest

Why would I silence my eyes for the night
And surrender to slumber
And a fractured patchwork of pictures,
When I could let them recount 
Each electric detail of the evening just past
That I spent in your eyes, on your lips, on your heart?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 7/14/2012 11:37:00 AM
Happy weekend to you Annie. I enjoyed reading your excellent poetry this morning. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/13/2012 7:09:00 PM
'...fractured patchwork of pictures,' both ASS. and ALL. You decode the essence of a loving relationship with such masterful insight and skill.
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