Masks of metal, wood and feather
hide secrets and their bearers
so we seek them by their stares

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Chill wind cuts across your skin,
jagged blades of air.
A god’s breath, a demon’s howl
rising from its lair

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A creature of spirit, a stolen beast
muscles and sinews made of souls
power, strength from a single heart

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Across the thorns and winter ice
pixies frolic in the bramble
They bring the sparkle to the snow
then into holes they scramble

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Tepid waters, sea salt sting
moonlight shivers, welcoming
twilight secrets, from the sea
engraved passage, to the deep