Ahnaheeta

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The World River ...unclouded
flowing .pale.........
surface black .........hair
dark ...cobbled eyes............................
below.........
parted skin
fluttering .....voice
giving curves......
to the earth ...skirts................
to the fields ...................................
persistently.............................
unharmed ....quenching.........................................
is spread over..........
the lowlands absorb

cool ...soften .........fill
braiding .......frayed .........embracing
thirst....................
...........turning ........away fingers ..tracing grass ........touch
the roots....................

.........collide

fend desiccation
..................we sink in

.....................................penetrate

sleep...................................................
................................................................restore

nurse............

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