A Girl Walking in the Wood
memory has fled
its ragged nest,
whom, then,
will she be?
A girl walking
in the wood,
her secrets
tightly bundled.
When she meets
a prince she cannot see,
what strange riddle
will she offer?
The grief that finally
set her free,
the full ripe days
behind her.
June 9, 2006
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