The Lonely Poet

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Bright morning
the raw scent of
the rising sun
rising.
The birds gossiping
what that star
did to this star
during the night.
Distant murmurs
of fools
nagging
about
how night
became
day
too early.

I smile as I sip
my coffee
bittersweet.
My day came
just in time
for me
to burn it
back away.

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