(Dedicated to Jules)
We always sleep with curtains drawn,
in the soft blue light of morning,
I rise and pull the black velvet tight.
You stirred, half-asleep in a pool of desire
then stretched your hand back to my thigh
our bed a ship in sleep’s doubled plunging
wave upon wave, until as though a lighthouse
beam had crossed the room: the vase between
the windows suddenly ablaze, a spirit,
seized, inside its amethyst blue gaze.
What’s that? you whisper. A slip of light, untamed,
had turned the vase into a crystal ball,
whose blue eye looked back at us, amazed, two
sleepers startled in each other’s arms,
while day lapped at night’s extinguished edge,
adrift between the past and future tense,
a blue moon for an instant caught in its chipped
sapphire—love enduring, give or take.
The Winter Bites My Bones 
Absolutely love this. Please share this on Friday #LinkYourLife! Amazing !
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First off, thank you for taking time to read my work. What do you mean share this on Friday?
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Check out the #LinkYourLife menu drop down. I co-host a blog share on Friday & it’s a great day to share such amazing poetry!
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Sharing, I’d love to do that. I googled that side and there are so many I’ll have to find the correct one. But I’ll figure out and post on Friday. Thank you
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It’s a lot of fun! Also-PM on Twitter. I’ll go through your Twitter feed & suggest what to link. I loved so many !
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Darn autocorrect…should have said Shareen…not sharing.
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You will learn on Friday what makes it fun is that we aren’t pretentious. We engage, we read before RT & typos are part of my charm! Read some of the round -ups on my page. You’ll get a good sense of the vibe.
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Invite others! The more the merrier! I’m hosting a competition for fundraiser & it’s open genre! ! Check it out
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I will.
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Shareen…I forgot. I’m doing a book signing in New York on Friday. Could I ask you a huge favor? Would you post ILLUMINATION on Friday on my behalf? Grab it from my website. You can also use my ABOUT ME info and if need be, my photo.
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Absolutely! Be my pleasure
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You are awesome. I’ll link The Verge on many website in appreciation. I have 127,000 followers…do who knows. Thank you.
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I love what you are doing on The Verge!
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