Part Two

From: Riven

$2.20

They will disappear these ruins and this beauty too – Today the river is thick with wind – A tug passes and the river frays, splits – Lots of trains today, their whistles – Given respite this morning – Difficult today, the tears — and I see the river – You make me ache river with your — let me say it – Crow cries fall like snow after the snow – Come to the window — you call to me – The beach all geese today, slow sun dropping by – Sweetheart, I say to the river — good morning beautiful – They call it a brownfield, but of course today – Always, on opening your eyes, you gasp — – A strange amber stain on the river this morning — what is it — – Does the river need me, I wonder – Happy Valentine’s Day river and you too of course – The river is so beautiful today I have no choice – A short line of ducks flying fast – Achingly beautiful — I understand this now — – The rain, machines but I remember — – And what if, after all this, river

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