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"in oberlin," paper and typewriter, 2004

by Indigo Tempesta

kind child
aren't we all that kind
the sort that makes
a bird wish for spring
a cherry a bean
a pretty green leaf
a seed of something bigger than we

kind child
away and wild
i've often seen dreams
but never so free
in the light-bent sea
i've been swimming
i've been sailing
and i'm wishing
i were more like you

little kind child
when the cold turns hard
and the coal in the cellar
only lasts for the morning
will you hold it in
or how now should i speak
if you're wishing you were running
in the sassafras morn?

01/03/2004

Author's Note: written on a typewriter in oberlin. looks good that way.

Posted on 01/03/2004
Copyright © 2024 Indigo Tempesta

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Tom Goss on 09/15/04 at 03:18 PM

excellent, how about "written on a typewriter in oberlin" as the title?

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