fields of December grass shift eloquently in deep winds
\ndo you sense the down of my back?
\nthe smallness of feathers in slate grey
\nlooking out amongst the birch branches sprouting white fingers
\nto sift golden rays and melancholy piano notes
\na melody to sink the blood in my heart
\nin the evening do you lay in your bed, blanketed in darkness
\nthe bottom of night\u2019s belly and think of me too?
\nthe nightgown and the rise of my chest
\na single star visible through the curtain
\ndo you have the medicine inside you
\nto heal the hard walls you\u2019ve built?
\nwhen the solstice bells toll
\nthe inside of my palm is strong
\nI can hold your warmth
\ncradle you in the softness of my voice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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