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How disappointing-- from the height of her cheekbones from her full and refined mouth words vapidly fall in a sputtering cadence as futile as the florid fan of a Peacock's tail or the motal flush of color that tints the autumnal leaves-- or the burning, ice-blue eyes of your diva as she swoons under the undertow of her swan song. Or that ethereal hush and then the brush of her sudden warm, inviting breath-- Still-- what else can stand between you and death.

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Reviewed by No Longer Member (Reader)

Reviewed on February 2, 2004

great work Doug

Reviewed by - - - - - TRASK

Reviewed on February 1, 2004

Beautiful,i.e. Why You Learn To Make Best Of What You Have Got_

Hand's That Tempt Yourself!

TRASK

Reviewed by anne cunningham

Reviewed on February 1, 2004

like the title. like this, very much.

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on February 1, 2004

Very interesting poem!

Reviewed by Ted Sheridan (Reader)

Reviewed on February 1, 2004

Really good, but I thought that it could have been about my first wife, who I divorced over thirty years ago.

Reviewed by Lori Moore

Reviewed on January 31, 2004

I love the ending.

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