again - formatting - centered lines are really just indentations in the original. i suppose i should look into that issue and see if there isn't a simple fix, but this works - and well, it works for now anyway.
NEARLY 20 DEGREES
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footprints in the sand
emeralds in the surf
Hebe incarnate
to query your hearti send rockets through the voids
to incinerate
inevitably
mine has all the documentationyou could possibly digest
pavilions in disarray
dreams that soar
for the delicateness of your voice
i am forever
yours
yours
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tonight it is nearly 20 degrees here
and snow is in the forecast again
there the gulf stream runs through your hair
and the laughter of bottle-nosed dolphins is at your disposal
i suppose you missed my dreams upon your dresser as if decrees from the pontiff demanding penitence for misdirected attention
tonight it is nearly 20 degrees here
and snow is in the forecast once again
there the bay glistens in the slanted sunlight as irish crystal upon your dressing table
and the scent of tropical flowers fills your lungs as an intoxicant
i suppose you have disposed of my aching pleasing poems into drawers full of garments of a former self relegated to haunting dreams and memories that no longer have meaning
