Sixty-Three Suspends Her Animation

Music: The Valley.
By Jahzzar.
Performed by Jahzzar at the Free Music Archive
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Sixty-three suspends her animation,
Intending to replenish her reserves.
X marks the sacred center of her being,
The place beyond her appetites and nerves.
Yet still she hears the sirens of sensation. To be oneself is to be all creation,
Here in ways no instrument observes,
Replenished by the simple act of seeing
Each windrow with the wonder it deserves,
Each remnant in the robes of revelation.

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