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Deer

by Elizabeth Reninger
(1963 - ) Timeline

Original Language
English
Secular or Eclectic
Taoist
Contemporary

their steps are liquid
through air, delicate
as Spring's first flowers

their shy gaze darts
here and there, a quick
knowing deeper
than sight

in a loose
weave they travel, giving space
to trees and sky
 
like you the valley
grows gentle around them

 

 

 

Themes

  Bower
  Garden
  Lotus
  Rose
  Sky


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