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    Say I To You
    Say I To You
    Say I To You
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    Say I To You

    By Yon Starling

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    Love confounds in all of its facets, inhabiting and guiding us in strange and foreign ways. In this debut collection from the poet Yon Starling, every poem seeks to explore the moments of clarity and confusion, from newfound desire to decades-old commitment, that we call love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHalf Mask
    Release dateAug 1, 2020
    ISBN9781735482217
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      Say I To You - Yon Starling

      Say I To You

      Love poems by Yon Starling

      Copyright © 2020 Yon Starling

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by reviewers, who may quote brief passages in a review.

      ISBN 978-1-7354822-1-7

      Cover design by Agata Rodriguez

      Interior layout design by Agata Rodriguez

      Printed in the United States of America

      to be love's advocate...

      Table of Contents

      I

      II

      III

      IV

      V

      VI

      VII

      VIII

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      X

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      I

      Should love find me

      may it perch in my heart

      like the sparrow flits

      from branch to branch,

      a tiny song resplendent with chatter

      and the joy of reuniting,

      a flutter cascading in the

      tremors of every leaf,

      like the quiver in anticipation

      of a long promised touch.

      Should love find me

      may it wet my eyes

      like the rivulet of dew

      condensed on the shiny cheek of grass,

      arched by the confines of pleasure

      and the bearable, yet unbearable weight,

      cast in the warm palette of the morn

      encapsulating the

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