Ralph--
Wow.
:- Doug.
On Sun, 2010-05-09 at 16:11 -0400, Ralph Copleman wrote:
> The Days of Now
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> On the night before Now
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> we all clambored over
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> and greeted each other by the gateway.
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> Now came the first morning.
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> We opened for each other many conversations
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> and passed cups around the shining circle.
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> On the second of Now,
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> I could see a long way in people's eyes
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> which cleared to let in the light.
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> On the third of Now,
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> everyone started dialing up tomorrows,
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> released laughter and embraced
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> every future Now with braided voices
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> and sweat-slicked arms.
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> Each night Now the sky
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> came down to join us,
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> like an animal testing the scents.
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> On the fourth of Now
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> we saw magic inside ourselves
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> and blew gently the embers in each other.
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> On the fifth day Now transformed
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> into pieces of hours and sounds.
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> There was baying and mirth
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> and sweet fresh rubbing of skin on skin.
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> The sixth of Now saw us
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> plain and fearful, thrilled and drawn
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> to each other in new forever dreams.
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> On the seventh of Now
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> we redrew all our lines,
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> filled all the hollows, as Now expected.
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> At last the night Now
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> draped velvet and quiet
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> as hushed we prepared our ascent.
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> This night is that night Now.
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> It has unquenchable questions
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> and the same different beginning.
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> On top of morning Now
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> and all through evening Now
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> we waxed and shined the circle again
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> sipped each other's songs
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> and touched old and new alike.
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> Ralph Copleman * *
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