3 (a study)

Three vertical wisps of smoke 
On the eastern mountain range

The midnight washerwomen
At the waterโ€™s edge

One kiss on the left cheek
Two on the right

Momโ€™s last-straw voice
Donโ€™t make me count toโ€”

Moon, huntress, underworld

The Maries who
carried, grieved, and followed

Undone to-doโ€™s
Competing with each other

Death, birth, and beauty

Crossroad lovers
who might have been

Days and nights passed
No trace, no news

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