Forgetfulness

Maxwell BodenheimContemplative

Happier than green-kirtled apple-trees Waving their soft-rimmed fans of light And taking the morning mist, in quick breaths, You sit in the woven meditation and surprise Of a morning uncovering its wind-wreathed head. And yet within the light stillness of your soul Dream-heavy guards sleep uneasily Over the body of your last slain sorrow.

Maxwell Bodenheim

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