snow only comes with death here
I thought I heard you say
but it fell twice at Christmas
as we watched the truancy of crystal
shredded coconut out of trees
refusing to stay grounded
albino kelp on the herbs
a tincture of ointment rising
out of that braiding landscape
and I was thinking of how
lepers were smoked with rosemary
so as not to announce in begging
their presence among the healthy
Walking Through Fences ASM & Cerberus Flying Island Books 2018

That is deep.
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as snow, or wind, or sun, or rain … everything
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Lovely, Jim! Great structure, too.
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Sometimes the little ones say it better.
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