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THE  LYRICS OF SPRING   Melting. The thick crust of winter      that crystallized life      holding it captive Is broken. In its place run      splashing veins of ice water Between the rocks Along the paths All singing their freedom In voices that challenge     the pounding of the sea. […]

  The Moon to Her Godchild                      On the birthnight of her seventh year the child, Selene, has escaped to the tree-circled pond where she and her namesake meet.  Tonight she finds a gift of twisted silver, kneeling, immerses her arm to receive it, circlet of light, […]

FULL MOON NIGHT  last night the full moon rose like a silver island anchored in a moody sea of cloud, first calm, then storming bright lighthouse, clear signal, safe haven, tall highland last night the full moon rose like a silver island over your distant sea and, landlocked, my land there was a warm wind […]