quest quirky quiet

            think through thoughts
            enter into each
            persist past percept
            stay steer away

            notice no noise
            wait whisper wait
            sense sonic subtle
            pause posit cause

            fathom flight feel
            press person present
            swallow swimmer soul
            ascend access suspend

            quest quirky quiet
            sleep silver silence
            dream drummer drum
            rise rosy eyes





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Originally published in Aught, no. 4 (2000)