Shelter

Gleaming, obsidian, volcanic

Not shattered, still

Sharp

Love, at many

Years.

Moonstone moonflower moonlight

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How many houses shelter this

Love?

Also in colors.

Some chosen, some,

Not.

Delicate shell

Pink,

Sometimes,

Deep green of

Forest.

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Some mortgaged,

Some fleeting,

Never

Forgotten.

Remember the one bedroom

Walkup?

One chair one couch one bed?

The oak tree out front.

“Ours” for a

Time

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The quilt, red and white, that accompanies,

Us

Two.

An old fashioned paper

Map.

Towns, cities, red pins on

Plots.

Plots, character based.

Occasional suspense,

But high octane, rare.

Twists and turns.

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Close to the road or far from the

Mailbox.

Long walks and

Short.

Tall delphinium, deep blue

Roses, Tropicana

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Our tabby, Delilah,

Our black lab, Geoffrey,

After Chaucer.

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Gleaming, obsidian, not shattered,

Still sharp.

Stardust star flower star shine

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