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a love like ivy
the battered cottage
with its mismatched shutters and
patchwork roof yearns for?
a love like ivy:
a natural love that grows
on you until its
existence seems as
obvious as butter spread
on pumpernickel
bread; a gentle love
that abstains from dismantling
your structure unlike
the amorous storms
which came before it;
a healthy love that
requires tending, not
coaxing – whose affectionate
vines gravitate to
you instinctively
(you mustn’t persuade them to
come or to stay). such
is the love that you,
my resilient cottage, deserve.
spurn anything less.
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