Jennifer Granville

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I have a magic red coat...

In my coat, I can cast a glamour, stronger than Merlin
And coax a smile brighter than the sun.
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You kissed me, as the sea kissed our feet
And planks rotted away beneath us
And nothing else mattered
But the firmness of your lips
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Thank you for stopping by,
It’s been a while since you have come to call.
And you brought a cake!
To share?
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Don’t breathe
Don’t move
Hold still
Still hold
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I have no box
No vessel
To hold my gift for you
Not like the others
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A year ago today

The softness of dark eyes surrendered
To the great predator bird
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The beauty of the knee
Is in the choice of the spirit
To fold it, and itself
In reverence
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I am just a calendar
Nailed to this wall,
Pinioned and prone,
As day after day,
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I would have sang to you
Lost lullabies...
Whispered and hushed,
And trembling with love.
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I walked the night
Searching her home
For a place
Devoid of her
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