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Silence

If I snatch
The sacred silence
Between the crystal drops
And the lotus
And fix with your 
Soul-sanctifying lips-silence
Can't I unpeel
Peace from both
Perpetually
Like
Pearl-filled
Oyster-silence
Millions of meaning-filled
Maternal silence
Till
Lips and lotus 
Linger longingly…!

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