Softly and tenderly
Brightly and darkly
Little by little
Lightly and sparkly

Natal directly
Bitter and sweetly
Dew on the grassy
Shallow and deeply

Laughing and elsewhere
Reckless and frugal
Solomon's lady
Lovely and brutal

Sycamore shivers
There on the ceiling
Ingress and egress
Dying and healing

This is the rhythm
Of loving you lately
Sad angle of mouth so happy
The whole world is reeling

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copyright 2001, Linford Detweiler