Poetry by Peter D. Orr

 

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Unbend My Heart
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Life's Fluidity Frozen
Beyond the Shadow
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 Unbend My Heart          

As I fold your hair

 In the palm of my hand

 Letting touch lead to touch

 And tenderness command

 All thoughts without bounds

 All horizons without end

 You reach into my heart

 And my soul unbends.

           My mind, a coil of concern,

           Frought with the world and its ways,

           Is transported to other times and days

           And unburdened by your return.