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a dream
it’s always a dream
but it isn’t now

she walks along the pavement
ordinary girl
ordinary raincoat
hair-hidden face
hands out
reaching down
palm open
stroking the flowers
as she passes
they rise and
flourish in her wake

and as she passes
me
she smiles a smile
that lasts
a thousand years
and eternal days

R 06/04/2023 20:54