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Written by: Stephen Bailey
Category: October 2013

the birth of literacy

childhood cave . . .
she daubs a mammoth kill
with faeces


 

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Written by: Stephen Bailey
Category: October 2013

still water . . .
my shadow rises
to the surface


 

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Written by: Stephen Bailey
Category: October 2013

vesper bell . . .
the warmth of a sparrow
letting go


 

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Written by: Stephen Bailey
Category: October 2013

blanket of song . . .
the silences shorten
wave by wave


 

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Written by: Stephen Bailey
Category: October 2013

primal slime . . .
my footprints slurp
after me


 

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Written by: Stephen Bailey
Category: October 2013

dawn-born light . . .
darkness almost colour,
almost praise


 

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