Image of a turquoise and rust-orange shadowed sea floor with a dark turquoise studded starfish and a quote in bright yellow, "Oh, my little starfish, I see you floating in the dark night sky" by Barbara Crooker

From “Appointment” by Barbara Crooker

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"Grief", Barbara Crooker
Tono & Lims - Black Rabbit
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Hongdian N23 <long blade> Black Rabbit

I tried to match the energy of the poem, with how I wrote, but I'm not sure I quite captured it.

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Maybe night is about to come calling, but right now the sun is still high in the sky. It's half-past October, the woods are on fire, blue skies stretch all the way to heaven. Of course, we know that winter is coming, its thin winding sheets and its hard narrow bed. But right now, the season's fermented to fullness, so slip into something light, like your skeleton; while these old bones are still working, my darling, let's dance.

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