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 Aug 2020 manlin
Daniel Anderson
a shift of seasons nigh,
summer belts her cadence
the heat of her last breath hanging humid
over swaths of sweaty bodies
her sun ray fingers aim to linger a while
she grips her world with them
the kiss of her light warms, and also warns
of fleeting lips

but pages of calendars can not be glued
and stages of summer can not be renewed

I am a pillar of salt
I did not ask of Fall
 Aug 2020 manlin
Daniel Anderson
never a dancer,
nor had I intended,
but you crafted me
from board-stiff limbs
and
with a lick and promise
I danced.

from the strings dangling down
from a heart-sporting sleeve,
a marionette I was
you tugged to the rhythms
you pulled through the silence
and against my intentions
I danced.
 Aug 2020 manlin
Jenie
Fog
 Aug 2020 manlin
Jenie
Fog
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fuming the windows
over droplets descending
god's sorrow leaking

frosty winter's night
owning summer's last tendrils
grey condensation

- 5/7/5 acrostic, water dripping down a foggy window
 Aug 2020 manlin
kaehaniya
mirror
 Aug 2020 manlin
kaehaniya
never sin before a mirror,
for it will never forget
no matter if it's no big deal
or your greatest regret.
it won't shame you,
it won't hurt you,
it won't blackmail you, nor bribe
but if a mirror knows a secret,
you’re as good as dead inside.
“Mirrors remember everything they have seen.”
8/6/2020
 Aug 2020 manlin
kaehaniya
she is fire
loud, raging, shouts
indignant flames of fury

she is ice
sarcastic, cold, rolled eyes, raised eyebrows
scornful jabs deeper than knives.

she is stone
silent, hidden tears, jaw set, hard eyes
infuriating, feigned indifference.

she is angry.
8/11/2020
 Aug 2020 manlin
kaehaniya
i make
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