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First metered sonnet |
| At dusk of day on Sawyer Lake, We rest a sleeping bag beneath a tree With withered limbs that break each time the breeze Whirls out from where the houses lay. And once the breeze becomes a wind Too cold to bear without a short retreat We make a tent beneath the bag for heat And lightly cup the other’s hand. But it is time enough I took the match From out my pocket where it waits To give to Candle some of Fire’s touch Before the dark can take the days. And then we kiss with just the warmth of heart; The candle, match, and tent apart. |