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Courtship
Wine and wormwood,
we two who
are ever wooing—
picture and price,
water and fire,
book and song,
heaven and bed.
Poems on the topic: courtship
Poems on the topic “courtship” on Poets.by.
Blithe spirit
The lark is mad,
dishabille in a disco—
a fine lad, to court
in his ash coat.
Mixed Signals
fireflies seen from inside
a dark house
wander like the spirits
of lost children
or thoughts flickering
between synapses
but it’s wedding season
and courtship can be perilous:
an evolutionary arms race
between related species
each with a signature pattern
of light and darkness
the females get hungry
waiting in the long grass
so switch to mimic
other species’ flash patterns
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