“A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds.” -Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Sunday, June 7, 2020
Hot Spring
Well, we can depend
on the constant flow
of water out of the spigot
In these modern times
nails lined with dirt
hold nothing
together
And so few knew
cleansing could be so
bone-chilling,
the cold C
sterilizes me
still
leaving
a residue of salt
inside the deepest wounds
For hope was on the other side
The H begins at the same
temperature
If we wait
sometimes longer than others,
immersed in it,
the degree of Hope rises
from tip to tip,
from pipe to vein
Although, we all know
one drop
was never enough
to remove the stains
or replenish the well
completely
and for good
it was always our turn
of the faucet,
our choice
from which side
to draw
out from some hidden
seeming eternal source.
Artwork by Károly Patkó (1895-1941), 'Woman washing herself' c. 1931 in Public domain.
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