Monday, April 21, 2008

sacrament: february 20

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The line uttered by Shelby in "Steel Magnolias" is a favourite of mine: "I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special." Long distance relationships carry a certain brutality to them.

sacrament: february 20

thirty minutes wonderful
a week or two in a year
kiss from an earnest lover
the truth contained in a tear

all I want is surrender
all I offer is my all
lives are lived on less beauty
waiting for the dreams to fall

justice is not for lovers
stealing feasts inside a sip
taken from a cup of joy
passing from touch to my lip


William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.

And yes, I would rather have those thirty minutes.

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