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    Parts of a Rumour

    By graham crumb | July 19, 2009

    1

    this is only evidence

    the rattling that betrays
    a flock of sparrows
    in the branches of a barren shrub

    gathered
    and pressing the stems
    like a small cold wind

    the rattling that betrays
    a cat in a dry rose bush

    collected like parts of a rumour

    2

    there are no petals
    on a wet black bough

    no apparition to blend
    these two mysteries

    that I found your love without looking
    is not your fault
    and not mine

    Topics: literary, soft-core | No Comments »