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Microexpressions Of Another

by Jared Orlando

It is in the incompleteness of the quiet
Of a distant solitary branch falling
Ever so lightly on a single bed of snow
As everything pitters or patters

A creak under the feet of another
Is shrouded in the ambience of
Cicadas while tiny bouts of
Wind circle in place

I watch the shadows of the flames
Flicker and animate
And while you are burning I reach
Stumbling as my breath retreats

It is in the still when you return
As the microexpression of another
And in your retreat you leave
The air smoldering and cold

11/01/2012

Posted on 11/02/2012
Copyright © 2024 Jared Orlando

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 11/04/12 at 04:02 PM

You capture so many small details so perfectly.

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