Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The Charades Fell Softly (A Night on the Cut)

To our hearts,
the children disappear
like a picture—
one leading from here,
forever going to there.
Plead for a foul night
and the sea,
that I might not recognize
you.
Oh, the charades fell softly
from her lips,
full of the stars
they were.

© Ray Cattie

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