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TOUCH ME NOT
(1989)

Just this once
Don’t touch me

Sit on the floor
Yoga style
I will sit facing you
Knees up over yours
Arms on knees
Very close
But touch me not

The hummingbird whirrs at the flower’s door
Wings fan the petals
The long slender beak enters the flower’s throat
Touching at one point only
Where food lies
But still - touch me not

Then
If I touch only your mouth with mine
Not a kiss
Just a touch
I might know how the flower feels
When the hummingbird visits

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from Love Unbidden - love poems for Irene, released June 26, 2020

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Peggy is one of the most influential folk singers on either side of the Atlantic. She is Pete Seeger’s half-sister and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s daughter; her first life partner was the English songwriter Ewan MacColl, who wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for her. She has made more than 22 solo recordings to date. Please check ewanmaccoll.bandcamp.com for other albums featuring Peggy. ... more

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