Asleep in my arms, I know you well. |
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Pearl DiverIn sleepyou stop breathing in my arms, a sounding whale, a pearl-diver edging ever deeper Until you break again to this closer world, with a long breath, shattering the surface of your dream |
This poem is included in Jim Freeman's poetry collection CORNER OF MY MIND available here in print or as an e-Book in your favorite formats. |