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occhiole

 

\"Occhiole\"

 

 

I stood within a map of rain,

convinced its borders spoke my name.

 

Then evening lifted its dark sleeve

unveiling a scatter of untied sheaves.

 

Whole seasons cycled there,

beyond my handheld torch.

 

What I had called my world

was merely a window left ajar.

 

 

 

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