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Tears

Updated: Jan 25, 2023

red disk

drops at the western

edge of sky:

pulls a blanket of

rosy, golden, soft light

and glist'ning pink

clouds


strong sun

sings lullabies for

homeland:

can such gifts ever

be enough to make up

for all of these

tears?

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