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the years
by Shirin Swift
the years widen between us and our vows
we are like clouds
you climb with your shadow to the top
to drink with the moon and the sun
our time follows the river out of the room
testing the air for the used book smell
sea salt air and summer holidays past
the originals were destroyed in the war
but I keep secret copies in my heart
09/20/2010 Posted on 09/20/2010
Copyright © 2025 Shirin Swift
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 09/20/10 at 01:04 PM A wonderful write and memories last until they no longer can find the light of day. |
| Posted by Jeffrey Parren on 09/20/10 at 05:43 PM a really vivid and beautiful write with great flow...~JPP |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/25/11 at 04:09 PM You handle the passage of time and the changes in a relationship with such finesse. Such power in those last two lines. Thank you. |
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