Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Exotic Leaf

He thought for logos, to ground in pathos, somewhat terrified;
for she smiles, reading for errors, amazed by similes. They
paint so gently, where a word—morphs into reality. He
captures music, to mend syllables, steeped in steepness. Her
unreal eyes, searching an unreal nose, a shade of surreal. He
courted fiction, a voiceless voice, streaming symbols. She
cries his name, to edit his prose, to ponder metaphors. They
mingle lights, to cup a teardrop, to surf through sulfur. He
opens earth, to pour diamonds, a soul for sore. She loved—
a pictureless muse, squirming for doodling. He called for
chi, to channel a halo, mourning a first reply. She knows for
nights, blazing jazz, as mad as forgiveness. He qualms, to
read a vision, that close to heart. They retreat, ever for
found, to remodel a kitchen; for cooking’s grit, a loaf of
hazelnut, a burning pan. She’s stern for pain, a toiled heart,
striving to fly. They live it, to glimmer lightly, to egg a fear.
Emotions bake; time rattles; a world is pearl; for she 
sparked a match, to reap a beat, knitting a prosaic garb.  

Time was Brief

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