A perfect creation
Knit between branch and oak leaf
Of glistening silken line
Catching light
Pure testimony, this ancient wisdom
Living locket
Dangled from a strand of pearl
The nape of the universe
Holds this precious life
Jewel
In wait for the unwary
Sweet kiss and beautiful death.
~ Laurence Overmire
(Previously published in Timber Creek Review, Spring 2007, Vol 13 No 1)
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