Kim A McKee©
My soul shivers
From the wind
Of a storm that is not mine
All my edges frayed
I am a well-worn suit of time
I’ll offer up what’s left of me
In a place that understands
That weather from another time
Can hold you in its hands
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Dismal River
Be my companion this night
While I bathe my soul in ancient moonlight
Wash away my sins, in prairie tears
Dismal River
Tonight the prairie bares herself
In hopes of a lovers breath
But stone gray eyes of chilling stars
Stare down upon her breast
So I shall fill this empty place
And it will empty me
We two will find a warm embrace
In the love of a distant sea
Chorus
And when this dismal time moves on
The river and my soul
Will lie face up in prairie sun
Kiss reeds along the shore
But now I need the gentle face
Of a place that feels the same
This dark storm will not last for long
But the river will remain
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