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The Docent
The Docent
David J Walker
So this is heaven
I said to the no-name frame
Of a departed loved one guide
On a drive-by tour of a place
That can only be seen in
Dreams… for now
He smiled
But he was always smiling
No, it’s a she I thought
And she seems to be
Always smiling
Always with me
Saying nothing
But everything without words
Is this heaven
I asked
Is this the place made
Especially for me
She had no smile but
Only eyes that glowed
And the serine changed
To storms
Just before the dreams
Were dreamt
And no more
And no less
I must confess
I never knew her name
But
Just the same
She comes back to
Show me more
When I least expect it
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