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Now and Then

Joseph Murphy

The sky’s crisp blue curls through me,
Drawing these words
From the chaff of the world.

I’m tossing through my past’s what and when;
Trying to rejoin its parts;
Wondering whether this maple’s shade
Will ever cool me.

I breathe deeper, pause; try to patch
Past lives together; erase chance; but so much
Remains shapeless, strewn.

Perhaps it’s best not to reweave frayed skins.

But I’m trying to gauge the wealth of these days.
Is it high or low?

I’m also looking ahead,
Wondering which part of beyond, if any, I’ll share;
Or whether the shadow of this maple
Fits the tree.

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