Dumbo Feather

This Error is the Sign of Love

This error is the sign of love,the crack in the ice where the otters breathe,the tear that saves a man from power,the puff of smoke blown down the chimney one morning,and the widower sighs and gives up histhe lines transposed in the will so the widow must scattercoins from the cliff instead of ashes and she marriesagain, for love,the speechlessness of lovers that forces them to leave italone while it sends up its first pale shoot like an onionsprouting in the pantry,this error is the sign of love.

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