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Tantalus
April 24, 2011
Sentenced to surface, to bob--
To float but not to feel
And to misplace my sacred fishes
On poles I cannot reel
Sweetened fruit a fiendish fruit,
An imp with timely feet
Scratches fingers, with such joy,
Relishing defeat
Ripples elevate-- and retract
And deserts never grace
Nor shall they cleanse the crevices
Of my a-paling face
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Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 2 2011 at 4:20 pm
Goodness, memories of your eloquence have been washed away from my mind, by the tide of unmarked time.
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