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Something about the fog
that quiets the cattle
me
the world
 
A fine white mesh
shrouding the earth
closing us in
together
 
We move more slowly
me
the cars
the ships
nosing our ways
on quiet
 
Slow down earth
it seems to say
you’ve been hurrying
much too much!
Peace, now,
murmur to each other
hold off on shout and push
and race to nowhere
Up there somewhere
the sun is burning
all powerful, to be sure
it will burn away the curtain
turn up the heat, the pace
and we’ll all be back at it…
 
Shhhhhhhhhhhh….
 
Did you hear the low
Moooooooooo?
The lazy fog horn?
Go ahead!
Mutter it long and low
and quietly…..
 
Lin 7/2013 
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