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When you hug someone you want it to be a masterpiece of connection, the way the button on his coat will leave the imprint of a planet in my cheek when I walk away.

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It's a dangerous mission. You
could die out there. You
could go on forever


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Don't move. I like this ledge of loose diamonds
waiting to be spilled into the night.
Let's shine awhile without touching.
Sensuality is, after all, a river that is always waiting.


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The past is not only that which happened but also that which could have happened but did not.

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Tess Gallagher

Tess Gallagher

Born: July 21, 1943 (age 81)
Bio: Tess Gallagher is an American poet, essayist, and short story writer. She attended the University of Washington, where she studied creative writing with Theodore Roethke and later Nelson Bentley as well as David Wagoner and Mark Strand.
Known for:
  1. Dear Ghosts, (2006)
  2. Moon crossing bridge (1992)
  3. Midnight Lantern: New & Selected Poems (2011)
  4. At the Owl Woman Saloon (1997)
  5. The Lover of Horses (1986)

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