Mesquite Ink

Last night the moon rose in an inky sky and I watched the stars blink into being one by one over the expanse of a glittering city . . .

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Daffodil

These silken skirts brush gently across the earth, bare ground pregnant with moisture, moisture gravid with the breathless sounds of spring . . .

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Atlas

He stands with the sun in his hands and roots twined around his ankles with thorns knotted at his calves . . .

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Turkish Delight

Silk laced over with vanilla wine,
tulip blossoms at the throat, the fountain flowing freely over stones worn smooth by moonshine . . .

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Gypsy Moon

The gypsy woman dance. Her skirts cup the edges of the moon. She tells her broken story from between crimson lips while silk daubs the sky behind her and indigo letters infiltrate the heartache of her tears . . .

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Harlequin Cascade

Walk with me on the empty orchestra stage where the echoes of music past saturate the air and lonely sunshine splashes across the wicked the floor our ballet feet polish smooth . . .

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Body Art

Golden dawn bleeds into my eyes.
I face the sunrise with musical notes imprinted onto my skin . . .

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Eve Dreams

Chocolate hearts and peppermint sahuaro kisses. Cups over which steam dances. The caramel and mistletoe . . .

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