The Landship

Known to stone and loam
Black with sodden wood,
              the rain`s heart

Au fait with clay and ash
Burnt like a brandmark into clay
              a tree`s burial

Launched into a night like tar
Full of fallen lights and stars
              the taste of darkness
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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August 16, 2014 at 6:53 AM
Amazing on mythological subject, Leslie
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