CHAPTER 14 of THE ANEMONE SIDECAR - Ravenna Press
CHAPTER 14 of THE ANEMONE SIDECAR - Ravenna Press
CHAPTER 14 of THE ANEMONE SIDECAR - Ravenna Press
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The Seven Hills<br />
Heat drove me from him.<br />
Thirst drove me toward him.<br />
I cantered on the back <strong>of</strong> a mare<br />
away from the city<br />
over hills folded like putty.<br />
Hunger removed me,<br />
exile restored me,<br />
the mare stopped at an oasis.<br />
Upon dismounting,<br />
I saw Narcissus<br />
lament needles <strong>of</strong> fir,<br />
twigs bent and hurt, driftwood logs<br />
that kept him from seeing<br />
his own image.<br />
He was himself<br />
only, as in the old story.<br />
Spring brought me back.<br />
Spring kept him alive long enough<br />
to drown again.<br />
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