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slice of moonlight (Terza Rima) by lmp
i see parts of me in you
when i look upon your sleeping face;
i see your mother in there, too.
i sometimes use my lips to trace
the gentle curve of cheek or brow,
and sweetness of your skin i taste.
your breath comes easy, so gentle now
as i rock you slowly in my arms;
what do you dream? do you know how?
you win my heart with simple charms
you do not know that you employ;
your virtue i pray is never harmed.
lie and sleep, my baby boy,
i watch you and i smile;
your sweet peace, my endless joy.
i will let you sleep this while
and weave your magic, your sleep within:
my heart is helpless against your wiles.
traced upon your lustrous skin
a silvery slice of moon-light
evokes the angel's glow within.
sleep my boy, my babe, goodnight.
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