'To Give Painless Light' – A Selection of Poems by LJS

Poem 67: Seventeen

go by the east my love

in 17 shades of brilliant white

lay gentle strings

humble the proud locks of night.

go by the west my love

in 17 shades of brilliant blue

child sea drift

moving peace on angry shores with you.

go by the south my love

in 17 shades of brilliant red

dream day desert

living in showers of broken bread.

go by the north my love

in 17 shades of brilliant green

still fern deep

the forest prayer in dark lights seen.

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