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A wee bit of verse that may take many forms. It might include a rhyming scheme or be written in free verse. Could be a limerick, a haiku or a cinquain. Anything is possible. I find freedom in the structure.

Acme of Absence

November 1, 2021January 3, 2022 / Charles Burbridge / Leave a comment

Alone in our bed with a cartoon dream and your secret scent Unforeseen parting you left me this gift my image of loss A tired coyote forever falling through my desert floor His ravenous shape a hole far too black for mere light to pierce A forgetful tongue probing the chasm where sharp teeth once … Continue reading Acme of Absence

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