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ORACLE

 

Her thumb caressed the young lifeline of

his elegant palm.  The cause was her

unalterable eyes: the smudged cloth

and shrivelled flame did not seem to stir

in him suspicion or mar belief.

What else was a mesmeriser for?

... 

   

(For full text see the Kindle ebook The Nature of Things (Collected Poems) by Alan Marshfield)

   

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