Taking Root

Just as suddenly as it resurfaces
in some stirred-up
grit loosened 

by spring, it can sink
into a new dormancy
nourished by her calm 

flesh. It can but hasn’t. Alert
and proud, this desire
has begun to float.

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2 Responses to Taking Root

  1. this is great.
    Compact, just the way i like it

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