For M'ree--No. 29

           muted, whispered hues of memory
               wrap their spiny tenderness around our thoughts--
                craving an outlet to a time from now
              when the warble of wings forgets to mock

            and our alikeness proves to be only a smile,
                sustained by your emerald voice,
              hushing me to wonder with you
                the crimson strands of your ocean sun