We would lie on coral sand, below sugary stars, watching Cassiopeia mo…

Diane Ackerman
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We would lie on coral sand, below sugary stars, watching Cassiopeia mount her throne and the Great Bear wash its paws in the South. I would say, I have a secret to tell you. And, folding me in your arms, boyish and sly, you would answer: Whisper it into my mouth. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems, p.102, Vintage
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