to stand the test of time. To be exam-
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Daniel is the color of black amethyst glass. In certain lights, purple glints are visible just beneath his skin. Each day, he tends his garden. Bou- gainvillea-fuchsia, yellow and purple- thrive in his back yard. The mango trees, heavy with fragrant fruit |
fruit, provide shade. Coconut fronds rustle in the wind.
His arms and legs are Three or four times |
each week, she sees him. They sit in his garden in the dark. Sometimes, he comes to dinner. He likes her couscous. He takes Henri fishing, weeds her father's tomatoes.
His touch is light, |
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Gazing at a quarter moon, they float on a pink, saliferous lake. Above the jellied water line, their buoyant bodies form a shifting |
landscape of hills and valleys.
A profusion of love |
Three to four times a week, he sees her.
Your body, I saw you, |
other positions. The end of a trance.
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