Five

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You've been so long at the beach
you even taste like sun
But the sun is much too warm
Even for love.

I mean- I want you
But night is only inches away
And I can wait,
Meanwhile
Watch the indolent butterfly playing on the tall flower
In the yard
And think about the sun's going down.
It always does, you know.

-Rod McKuen
Listen to the Warm.

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