When I was s t i l l
seventeen
one night felt my
heart shrink to a
tiny nugget
under the stars
that came
too close
bit my deepest
part
suddenly dragged
me away
I stay up there
now
live with them in
a blue palace
share their
dim view.
(c) Phyllis Jean Green, l987
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This poem appeared in The Cathartic /Fall, l987 .
Thought I'd run some of my older work by you
guys. If nothing else, it is distracting me from the fact that my computer blew up { :_{ }...borrowed one to do this. Peace, Phyllis:)
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The Narcis
I love castles...
GC