"into a thousand cranes"


from the ABC set ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙chaikhana amidst lit lanterns

as the moon places
her ear to the nightsky
and is draped by her ebony dress,
he swiftly places a sword of stars
to her throat silencing her head
and then causing her to explode
into a thousand cranes.

always, for Sahib
`t. imaan tretchicovmanicova
26oct09
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