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Sky of gulls<\/span><\/p>\n

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and whispered wind<\/span><\/p>\n

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and murmured soft<\/span><\/p>\n

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the crowded din<\/span><\/p>\n

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of voices heard,<\/span><\/p>\n

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not understood, <\/span><\/p>\n

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in busy streets<\/span><\/p>\n

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blurred nothing words.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So scent, not sound,<\/span><\/p>\n

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and sight, not meaning<\/span><\/p>\n

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drive us through<\/span><\/p>\n

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the market, moving.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finger’s tips on beads<\/span><\/p>\n

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bulbs, scarves and wood,<\/span><\/p>\n

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and sparkling eyes<\/span><\/p>\n

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replace what could. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Sorry smiles and<\/span><\/p>\n

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awkward looks of<\/span><\/p>\n

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a culture still<\/span><\/p>\n

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not understood.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And yet we feel<\/span><\/p>\n

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a sense of calm<\/span><\/p>\n

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since we are not<\/span><\/p>\n

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Inside its charm.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Interlopers, but ignored<\/span><\/p>\n

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make spies? or flies?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nee, gods of choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Forgotten, now:<\/span><\/p>\n

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and ancient voice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Final steps of feet<\/span><\/p>\n

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on stone. Old, yet lost<\/span><\/p>\n

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and forever none…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thus must gods<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sky of gulls
\nand whispered wind
\nand murmured soft
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