Green Amber

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You recall her eyes
that gleamed like
the green amber
pendant she wore 
secrets in the dark 
free Celtic soul 
passing thru lives like 
old discarded coats 
her low dusky laugh 
mimicked bamboo 
chimes clapping with
the brooding desert 
wind but then after only 
one unforgettable week
she was gone, and you 
are left in fond disbelief.

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