A Lover
If I could catch the green lantern of the firefly I could see to write you a letter.
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Where a cat-bird sang. When he heard the shot.
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One by one:
The stiff, broad outer leaves;
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Pleasant to touch, veined with purple;
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And the taste of you burnt my mouth with its sweetness.
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But I am completely nourished.
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