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If I swallowed a tree

I would kiss you with buds
let leaves fall
on you.

I would reach out fingers
into a song-filled sky
to wake you
at dawn.

I would blossom inside,
blooming with foliage
amaze you
in green.

I would hold you tightly
in circles round my heart;
burn high when
you leave.

Published in Clarion 1

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