7.25.09 ~ Stones_071909-1k1-Fr-SG 2.jpg

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Once a blossom
bloomed to be
promises
for you and me,
then the ivy,
vining there
seeped aspersions
to the air,
cast and stated
to a stone,
forcing us
to be alone,
all the thorns,
they cut the grace,
shredded all
the lovely lace
and filled it all
with empty space -
2009 JM Shephard ~ JOY in the arts!