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A poem written by Hai Bo Wang, a resident who has been writing for a long time. If you want to see more of her work, you can go to her website : https://haibo.ca/ . The pictures were taken by Hai Bo Wang.
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She is thinking of you
tacitly shy
with her skirt slowly spread,
An image blurred by the darkness
Me as well, he said.
She is silent but
gracefully desires you to scoop her
into your hands
to kiss these petals
like you to kiss the lips in your mind…
Scoop
her
into
your
hands
Poem by Hai Bo Wang
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