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Closing Meridian

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 by Tony Li

eclipse on the lake
unravels purple ripples
shadows dance
in frozen wounds

painted rocks
mossed with fear
guard eaten words
of former children

before me—
seraphim mourning light
behind me—
a thousand black blossoms

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