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older men complete crosswords

January 26, 2019 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

once they would have celebrated a goal with a cheer, a punching fist

but now older men complete crosswords and smile

they know the past and its value

and the warm contentment that enfolds them into the darkness

Youth ran through my fingers

December 6, 2017December 5, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Youth ran through my fingers like water or sand
my hands as dry as late-summer grass

Hands and heart, hands and heart
skin rasps, blood thickens

Love ran through my fingers as youth did
my hands dry, my hands dry

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