Catches the viper
with swift, nimble fingertips
starry skies, quiet night
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Catches the viper
with swift, nimble fingertips
starry skies, quiet night
starry skies, quiet night
across the way, lights come on
a coyote howls
a coyote howls
some tumble weed and cactus
across the dirt road
across the dirt road,
bicycle tracks lead around
the lightning split oak
the lightning split oak
over the rise, out of sight
drawing me forward
Drawing me forward
Anticipating the storm
Dark forms, acid rain.
Dark forms, acid rain
restrains visibility
Sours my vista.
Sours my vista
Affected by the chilling air
Lurid lips breathe frost.
Lurid lips breathe frost
Shiver, infect, now protect
Hands are warm again.
Cold, crisp, frosty air
Snow, icicles, kids laughing
Perfect for snowballs
Perfect for snowballs
The unctuous feel of soft ice
numbs the tips, stranded
Numbs the tips, stranded
In solitude, in deep caves
Isolated bloom.
Isolated bloom
Between the world's highest peaks
Himalayan silence
Himalayan silence
During which you only hear
The voice inside you
The voice inside you
crys to the wounded tree god
the lamia is here