For A Prelude

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for a prelude

for a prelude-
to-an-afternoon-
nap, darkness
should not
swim for so
long. there
is nothing
that quite
primes stillness
as Ira, who lifts
words into
kaleidoscopic
flags, with no need
for anchors
to secure them
.

Yi Ching Lin

Posted over on her site Yi's Bits