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Who is she This woman child Who comes in visions Drifting Slowly, As slips the smoke From the candle's lip. Her spirit pours Into my life like Warm, honeyed milk: Sweet and easy To taste, to sip. She runs from The arms of war Like a young fawn Spotted to be invisible. Yet, I see Her running to me. Her shadow becomes My shadow In the world, ever changing With my every Breath. A plane Circles a warning. Cross fire. I feel her soul Seeping into thought, Spilling soft around, Bending till it breaks Like thunder sounds Above. And I'm caught between Her coming and my leaving; I am undone. She runs, and she runs. Still, I hold her spirit In my sleep, Knowing my dreams Can never be. I remain the hunter Of lost moonbeams, sipping at the edge of rain. Invincible, you think? Look at me again. Mark the rain Where it falls sharp Against my skin. I cannot escape The path of its pain. Silent Is the heart That falls in love With the enemy. Sandy Lulay, originally from Woodstock, New York, is a resident of Stuart, Florida. Lulay is an "Original Woodstock Girl" who has been writing poetry since age ten. Many of her poems have been published both in Woodstock and Stuart's Sleeping Bear Review. Sandy is a Swans' kind of girl, our in-house poet. Please, DO NOT steal, scavenge or repost this work without the expressed written authorization of Swans, which will seek permission from the author. This material is copyrighted, © Sandy Lulay 2001. All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. |
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Poems and Essays published in 2002 | 2001