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CAMINO HERMOSO by ELSA THUESEN

First Line: BLACK MIDNIGHT PIERCED WITH STARS
Last Line: BACK TO ME.

Black midnight pierced with stars;
Oaks, moss laden;
Pale brittle grass
And a weakened wind on its
Forgotten way.
Night hours roll silently and
I sift the dry earth through
My fingers.
Owls on the telephone wires;
And from the upper hill,
I hear the cowbell tinkling
Back to me.



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