light of distant worlds
those words without meaning
still taking space in ones head
still casting a shadow
multicolored hydrangeas
colors fading from blue to yellow to blue
allophones
nestled, close
within a phoneme
for some, these words
lacking specific meaning
the words they do know
contrasting the darkness
making the silhouette clear
not knowing the sight
of a taal's wriggling
the long feathers of the Xiin
but body still feeling
the light of distant worlds
bouncing off the earth
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