Shiver

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May be an image of sky, indoor and tree

I ...
sit by the
window ...
cold, damp air
wrapping
tendrils 'round my
nape,
reminding me of
February ...
of her ... of farewell
chill thoughts
gather like
a knot
in the back of
my skull ...
thrumming like Thor's
mallet -
commending the
haughty
hell that dripped
from her
baby-soft
bows
like honeyed poison ...
to ruin
me.

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Robert Lindley

Date: 6/8/2021 7:13:00 PM

My friend, truly a sad piece of love lost and that icy chill such a vacancy sets into soul and bones! Such as this poet-once a young man experienced and have never forgotten. You nailed it to a tree my friend. A fav- truly an exceptional jewel this one most certainly is. God bless.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/8/2021 4:01:00 PM

Sad and chilling.