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On the hearth kneel astride; 
Now bend, so light laps your 
Body. Set loose your hair: 
Now from the fire’s throat it 

I want to say it’s been swell knowing you, 
even as you grow toward the grave, 
hurt hours when your confinement will set free
that body from its berth within the womb. 

Some nights in a small cove 
sea and shore talk endlessly 
(of dapples shallows hollows) 
seeking sun despite the polar 
breath from dark’s yawning throat 

(Marriage Song for DJ. and N.J.)

I. Before Sunrise 

Artemis, 
too faint for shadows, 
wanes over the western sands.

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