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Ode to An Icicle
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chilled into a serenity
as rigid as your pose
you linger trustingly,
but a gutter waits for you.
Your elegance does not secure
you favors with the sun.
He is not one to pity fragileness;
he thinks all cheeks should burn
and feel how tears can run.
Copyright ©
Sara Etgen-Baker
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