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Stripped

Ann Horn

Stripped in the presence of him for whom pretense is offense, bared intentions stand stark- till He wraps me with him in graveclothes, whitened by blood.

Choice Trees

Ann Horn

In primal garden  the tree  stands laden,  splendor  consummate,  grace-rooted,  owned by him  who warns,  don’t eat or  sure you’ll die. Yet you,  arrogant Adam  in us all,  grasp...