It was like the sweep of land seen from ships Coursing the misted bay and calling through the night Like safety all at once spilling from our lips And carrying us ashore, beaten by light And salt bitten tides; the murmured orisons Of promises. Whispered and held in hand. Forbidding and tempting purple as damsons …
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