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Her face was the flower at the head
of the very first notice.
I noticed. I went for a swim. I couldn’t wake up.
I was careful. A terrible care
colored the air not like any one thing.
And her voice was a terrible scare
when it finally surfaced to speak,
so rusty a squeak I could almost believe
that her very first words were for me,
all beauty conceived only this very spring.
God is with us. Where else would he be
but in the belief? He is careless.
He can’t really care, just comes when he’s called.
At the notice, he ’s born in your dream,
making it seem he was already there.
For a season or two I retired
from tilling the dirt just to dream
and to focus my will on the tilt of the earth.
Leading her path right to me
was a matter no more than a couple degrees.
Her touch was a touch of relief,
ambiguous in its intent,
somewhere in between a fate and a field accident.
It was nothing I need.
Better not suffer for any one thing.
But her eyes were the point of the blade
that struck while I dreamt in the field.
By my own hand betrayed: half an inch wide but quite deep.
I wrapped it in weeds.
Clowns all-heal and be well in a week.

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from though it were the kiss of death, released September 22, 2011
Written by John Burdick

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The Sweet Clementines New Paltz, New York

New Paltz, NY, eccentric rock band the Sweet Clementines continue to play a melodic, musically adventurous brand of smart guitar pop. With vibraphones and violins. They are: John Burdick, Jason Sarubbi, Marianne Tasick, Matt Senzatimore, and Paul Carroll. ... more

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