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glossolalias

Published: Feb 10, 2013

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a thin creek babbles
in the hush of the forest:
a collection of trees
behind suburban industry,
leaves brushing smog
hovering just below heaven

slick moss
frames gray oak arms
who cradle flecks of light
in their fingers;
mottled pebbles and loam
flirt with the current
while green shadows chase
a snake in the water

he sheds vermillion skin,
petaled scales
floating to tickle the nose
of a shy doe sipping,
bright citrine eyes
catching our movement
beside the breeze—

and she runs
while we stand, entranced.

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