At last the flower that has withered on the vine
a million times and fallen before her time
shall open in her fullness, showered
by a thousand gentle rains,
comforted by the strong arms
of a second sun.
The lingering scent of a hundred lifetimes
will rise up and fill us with joy. Satisfied,
we will be complete, and stand,
after all that has passed
between us, wholly pure,
without need or want.
From First Love to its destructive end and on to new beginnings, Mary Angela Nangini's poems explore the birth and death of a relationship. The powerful poems are presented in two parts with an introduction to her next book My Ontario Beautiful. (Th
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