2/24/2009

The Clearing

I will not relinquish
what I have earned:

the right to admire
your beauty. Often

we are left without
souvenirs, clawing up

the mountains; even our
dewclaws ripped and torn.

In a small clearing,
you finally gave me

rest among the flowers,
birds to sing our songs,

strength to persevere
the long trek down.

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