The Fleeting Motherlode

High minded but low brow,
and living the contradiction
of a greater truth
I’m caught between transcendence
and pontification
my pockets ladened 
with a traitor’s silver
—in search of gold

(Dreamsleep: December, 2021)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Perna Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 4:32 PM
Nicely done!
Behm Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 9:05 PM
Thanks Diane.
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