urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:eidolon Cordelia Newell Cordelia Newell 2009-10-17T12:47:54Z urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:eidolon:417 2009-10-17T12:47:54Z 2009-10-17T12:47:54Z <i>III.<br /><br />This is the dead land<br />This is cactus land<br />Here the stone images<br />Are raised, here they receive<br />The supplication of a dead man's hand<br />Under the twinkle of a fading star.<br /><br />Is it like this<br />In death's other kingdom<br />Waking alone<br />At the hour when we are<br />Trembling with tenderness<br />Lips that would kiss<br />Form prayers to broken stone.</i>