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.9Lrt and Poetry

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I wa[{(g,a along tfie ebony trail-
S po{(g, not a wore£ nor sfiei
.9!na stopping in a faerie ring,
I loo{(g,i up tfirougfi tfie trees .
.9!na tfiere I saw tfie sfiining moon,
StreaKing tfirougfi. tfie nigfit.
'Tears I triec£ but tfance I iii
JJ.mia tfie flicK. ring figfits.
We wa[{(g,a along, our steps grew soft,
I loo{(g,a upon tfie moon,
JJ.na tfiere I saw tfirougfi rippling eyes
rrTie fi.aze grew o'er to soon.
Creatd 6g 'Dwni.s Jemitfan,
We tumei tfie comer, passe{ tfie gates,
Caugfi.t by a sli.aft of [igfiti
rrTie sun shone
One fast glance upon tfie moon,
Lik? a fiery shot in tlie aark_
!forever gone by sigfit.
I tumea to [essen tfie glare
··· J![{ison 'Taylor
On my face
rrTie [igfit shone tfirougfi tfie leaves outsitfe
'Ifie birdS sang ana tfie trees iancea
Li{(g, never before, ant{ tfie nature of it a{[
Seemea too mysterious yet unimaginable
'J{pt to just my eyes, but to my toucfi
.9ls I saw tfie doudS in tfie aistance
rrliey seemea to be racing eacfi. otfier
'Trying to fina an a6so[ute winner
rrTie cfiuming windS were breatfitaf\ing
Seeming as if tfiey were stealing me
Or overwfie[ming me or gulping me in
It stormetf.
---1\_atie Clement

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