Not a Sign of Spring

Not a Sign of Spring 

1

In a good humor,

under candlelight,

in his study,

Wyatt unlocked an oak

box and showed us

two white human skulls

     cushioned

in red velvet.

2

In the same spirit

with which he

enjoyed Laphroaig

     alone

in his estate

on Lake Charm,

he expired from cancer,

a tumor in his brain,

a fountain of light.

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