Gone, lost, scattered to the four winds. It still surprises me how little now remains, one first person sing., temporarily declined in human form, just now making such a fuss about a blue umbrella left yesterday on a bus.
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My siblings died the day I left for dry land and only one small bone recalls that anniversary in me.
Permalink to quote #36 My apologies to the felled tree for the table's four legs. My apologies to great questions for small answers.
Permalink to quote #38 I lost a few goddesses while moving south to north and also some gods while moving east to west.
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