THE RED HEART
THE MAN WHOSE PATH WAS ON FIRE
James
Reaney
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THE BOOK OF THE DUCHESS
The deer escapes. Hunters,
in their red hats, stumble around
in the forest, blowing horns.
Occasional accidents happen, & stricter laws
are thus enforced.
The uninvited dreamer
often encounters
a man dressed in black
who does not care for the hunt, & whose song
does not alter a note
to the bellowing horns.
To such a man, treading
in the thickened air,
the passing deer
seems only the shadow of himself,
endlessly drifting in the foliage
looking for something
he knows will not be found.
A captive breath surrounds the clearing.
The hem of the duchess disappears.
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