Editor’s Note: Introspective Ramblings is Amherst Wire’s poetry column, dedicated to showcasing student’s creative work through a mixture of audio and visual components.

Dried Roses

The sun filters in —

Dawn light.

Slips around our laced hands

Around the waltz, out of time

A spotlight for the singing, out of time

Whispered good mornings —

Dancing in the kitchen

Time unfolds

And the kettle boils over. 

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