The requirements
A berry branch draped with must
╔ or ╗
an hour among a grove of Sweet Williams
A touch on the arm
╔ or ╗
a glimpse of a neckline half clothed in shadow
The balm of a forest stream
a cessation of hostilities on the hill between the villages
A song of praise
a release from shame
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An affirmation of intent
╔ or ╗
an investigation into stonewalled past
Brocaded hands raising you from the ground
╔ or ╗
a silken touch where you lie
A talisman against stuttered maledictions
a stiletto for an imminent reckoning
A corroded parchment with the answers
a cloak embossed with ancestral incantations
A quiet pallet for the night
a morning to wake to
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Andy Oram
November 9, 2019
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