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by Eric Wf;itef;air

IL111emOQJ sometimes Isee .YJou
when I close m.YJ e.YJes anD think of IrelanD
anD when ;9OUreturneD somewhere in a Dream
anD we were strangers we live there
it was colD .YJou staring off to the place
anD Iquit smoking where the sun rests anD we are stanDing
(again anD not for the last time) in our beDof moving grass
IwoulD wake I turn to touch .YJou
while ;9OUwere sleeping as .YJou move too slowl.YJto be real an;9more
;9OUwoulD holD me tight in beD
keeping I'm sure it's a Dream
anD I woulD curse but .YJour e.YJes,
something that wasn't .YJou. (superimposeD from a memor.YJ
on a Da.YtJhat .YJou smileD at me
AnD of course ;9OUwent awa.YJ. when IsmelleD baD anD .YJou smelleD like clover)

III moment somewhere Ihope .YJou smile
anD think of IrelanD
If I coulD holD .YJour hanD
(I see here in m.YJ e.YJes half closeD)
;90ur hanD has almost no knuckles
anD sDk anD a little smaller than mine
a~D I woulD approach the back of .YJour fingers
Llke Iwas asking a question
anD ;9ou answer palm up
anD ;9ou gentl.YJholD me in .YJour hanD

I'llgentl.YJholD .YJou in m.YJ Dream

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