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Beautiful, Max. Person of long association, indeed! This accepting, celebratory view of a little pre-morning marvel indicates a settling in your new surroundings, I think. Despite all those lacks, so much promise. On Wed, Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Autumn Night > > At an uncertain > well-past-midnight hour, > body stirred, person > > in it, of long > association, > stumbled from > > warm bed and carpet > to cool-under-foot > tiles of a moist bathroom. > > Face, avoid the mirror. > Feet, shamble > past the window. > > It was the light > from the night sky, > lacking moon, > > lacking cloud, > lacking wind, > gentle, steady, > > circumambient - > foreshadowing > lawn-wide dew > > or a first frost, > that redeemed > the occasion. > > Out there, down there, > morning would show > more new mushrooms > > sturdy of stalk, > fragile of canopy, > keeping old promises > > made last year, > as the earth turned - > shyly pleased to be seen. > >