sherrie tappenden Biography

I thought I saw a glimpse.
the tight knit chrysalis
in a diamond out of sight.
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I am beauty interspaced
with utility and fragrant green.
I am ethereal, ever laced
on wings of delicate
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secure in the knowledge
of dried ancient bone,
safe in the arms
of moss-wall and stone.
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lift out my heart
and place my death
upon an altar.
sacrificial.
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