He walks through the desert
grabbing handfuls of silken petals
heavy with morning dew
not thinking of the thorns
    piercing his calloused fingers;
A working man…

Standing in a small room
she shakes out a moth covered white towel
then walks through a narrow passage
to the other side of the wall
   and waits
     for him
       to bring her flowers…

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