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waiting for the thaw<\/strong><\/p>\n

snow melting on the roof
\nruns down the side of the window frame
\nmy purple orchid is re-blooming
\nlaid out on the table
\nmeager offerings for a small feast
\na red mug fragrant with jasmine tea
\none thick slice of homemade cornbread
\ndabs of sweet butter and jam
\nsearch for words, today a poet’s ink
\nflows with hesitation.<\/p>\n

~ c.m. brooks<\/p>\n

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Winter’s moon, parched and frozen
\nin the retina of trees, my aching trust
\nfor a rusty glimmer of spring
\nlike fruit from a cold jar<\/p>\n
Kintsukuroi letter to the Galatians,
\nthe egg that makes the egg again,
\nfrom rote engine to crackling hatching
\nsofter law of this organic leap
\nspirit strangely pagan<\/p>\n
~ Lady<\/p>\n
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The atoms that are us
\nwere forged in the heart of stars:
\nsome day we\u2019ll return.<\/p>\n
\t–Geoffrey A. Landis<\/p>\n
first published in Star*Line, Dec 2013<\/em><\/p>\n
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