Poetry by Peter D. Orr

 

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Unbend My Heart
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Life's Fluidity Frozen
Beyond the Shadow
Beyond Touch
The Heroic Flaw
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Pinwheel-White
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Time Eternal
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Beyond the Shadow

Your lips

Peel away the cold and silence

Like the kiss of a warm breeze

That greets one in early spring

As an unexpected delight.

Your love,

Like the rising sun,

Chases away every imperfection

Hiding just beyond

The shadow of a doubt.