Interlude

The crackle of a crimson flame
How ebullient, how for-the-very-first-time!
leaping to new heights
not a dark inch untouched.
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burning down in moderation it is
Pray, slide a twig once too often

This boat rocked by your sway
Tidily, Once you rise and so you fall
Awe shooting up my spine
in death I see life.
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calm as a baby asleep
drop a rock, raise a wave or two

The smell of the first drop
Heartily you burst upon me
Lash me with happy tears
bring life to the dead.
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pitter patter not my love
drench me from head until toe.