by Steve Tanham
Hey, you!
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Hey, you, come play! said the wind in the heights
Whipping the sail in a dance of the round
Me?, said the cloth, but I’m tied to the mast
I can play all you like but to steel I am bound
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Hey, you, come play! said the sky to the steel
Reflecting its rust, through the colour of blood
Me? said the steel, but I’m rooted below
I can play all you like but I’m anchored in wood
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Hey you, come play! said the cloud to the wood
Teasing shadowy fingers where verticals stood
Me? said the wood, but I’m stranded in slime
I can play all you like but below me is mud
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Hey you! said the boat to the watcher behind
You who weaves and who forges and powers with mind
When the sky calls to play and you step from my shadow
What stops you from flying to seek out your kind?
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©Copyright Words and Image Stephen Tanham 2015
Sun in Gemini 
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Unfortunately, our own mortality stops us, for all but a few precious moments…
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