Thanks, Patrick
On Aug 18, 2015 11:24 PM, "Patrick McManus" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> thanks Sheila very peaceful
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Sheila Murphy Sent: Wednesday, August 19,
> 2015 2:39 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: snap: Smoke
> Where she is, they are
> indistinguishable from the sound
> of thin smoke rising
> to the heat of afternoon
>
> Where they are, trees are,
> along the warm cement wall
> where they sit, and where she smokes
> the slender brand, this gentle afternoon
>
> Where they speak, they do not hear
> smoke rise toward the blue
> behind lace branches where the shadow
> mimics slight moves of receiving branches
>
> Where she listens, her small breath
> is heard, not smoke, not voice,
> not thin wind, just the blend
> of each one being where they are
>
> Sheila E. Murphy
>
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