love’s song edit
to
in
their faint vows declare came the shy
on a wild sin, softly as griefs call in
or flame, love came so lightly i knew not
song be delicate. the skies declare no war—the
voice
is love, little love crying under the spring.
hollow year. let your voice be delicate. the bees
are
sunken
loud hymn: death is abroad....
quietly as rosebuds talk
so lightly i knew not he was there. quietly
in the tears of a tune;
pilgrim: i knew
fall on a wild sin, softly as griefs
or tempest, blue sword or flame, love came so
song be delicate. the skies declare no war—the eyes
the spring. let
can hear: too well they know the
hollow year. let your
home: all their day’s love is
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Michael Farrell has 3 books - ode ode / Salt, 2002; BREAK ME OUCH [graphic poetry] / 3 Deep, 2006; a raiders guide / Giramondo, 2008. His recently completed M.A. thesis was a reading of the billycan in Australian poetry.