Take 3
Her legs hung over the ledge
of Heaven
she spilled wine and sugar into my mouth
like a riddle
It came out of my ears
a Robin's egg on my tongue
when I opened my mouth to sing.
Guided by the cherubs locked in her robes.
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Take 2
The sweet wine hung in my mouth like a riddle
as the song of the robin grazed my ears.
Above me, angels sat in clouds, cherubs tugging at their robes
as sugary crystals poured down from Heaven
onto my waiting legs.
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Take 1
The riddle and the robin started out
with songs as sweet as wine and burgundy
the angels and the cherubs sat in clouds
tiny hands sprinkled blessings sugary
Yet darkness reared its ugly head in turn
to join the dragon spitting at the mouth
its body spinning like a rusty worm
to fill her head with syrup sticky doubt
He was unseen this dragon in the wings
the symphony rose like the chasing tide
the mermaid muse was just about to sing
but then she slowly turned her head and sighed
So who was she to act like such a pill
A fish on land with heaving seething gills
On this sandy beach, we have surely learned
You can't escape from hell and not get burnt