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ekphrastic free verse
Selections For Book Project
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with the wink of an eye
by michaelcahill
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it is clever
in its endeavor
the hush of darkness
whispers its plan
through the tiniest crack
the idle root
thinks only of escape
of getting out
and about
ancient tales
of light
arrive
through the seepage
dampness
keeps hope shivering
unseen
'neath the clean
cement sea
a glint
signals the race
every dream
shimmies up
and through
and out
the world is vast
(they said it would be)
I am the most
beautiful sight
in all the world
I strain towards the light
and shadows dance
beneath
me
it is thought
that
life
continues
after
life
the light goes out
with the wink of an eye
as I fly upwards
I have a
question
are you ...
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