Miriam Sagan


Ephemeris

the map was right all along
I was wrong to doubt it

only words were approximate
the place itself was real

the trail snail left a feeding path
on the royal palm

hibernating, it will die
if you break the seal of its sleep

last night I dreamed of a dark woman
dreamed I loved her

I was real all along
I was wrong to doubt it


Copyright © 2007 Miriam Sagan

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