Velvet Green Damask

A velvet green damask
Between rivers blue
Cotton wishes soar
This moon sighs for you

Quiet teardrops falter
Seeking solace from
this brooding darkness
Waiting for the Sun

The night owl’s lullaby
Piercing the shallow
Mourning whippoorwills
Like moss will gather

Cry glory to the morn
Rest her tired eyes
Seeking shelter from
Silence of this night

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