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Working: Vol. 5, No. 2 - Issue 18 Summer 2026
 

Aquarius ​​Highlight

Bathsheba
Riley Curtis
In waters deep where secrets flow,  
A soul adrift, in currents slow,  
With restless tides that never rest,  
A yearning heart within the chest.  
  
The sky above, a shifting hue,  
Reflects the thoughts that wander through,  
A mind that seeks what’s yet unseen,  
A dreamer caught in in-between.  
  
Unbound by roots, yet longing stay,  
A wandering spirit in the sway,  
To hold the world but not to hold,  
A silent story yet untold.  
  
Within the storm, a gentle grace,  
A tranquil strength no storm can chase,  
Bound to the stars that softly gleam,  
A keeper of a distant dream.  
  
Bathsheba, in your endless streams,  
May you find the peace that gleams,  
A quiet place to call your own,  
Where soul and sky are fully known.​
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