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From this pamphlet a poem…
winding down
maybe a tree falls
or a bear keels
maybe all the creatures of song are brought low
and the grasshopper drags itself along
and the moon fails
clearly a light has left the earth
bleeding slowly
while the waters stopped clapping their hands
it’s the end of lilies
and liver-freckled butterflies
the last flew off this summer
the wind is tired now
has petit mal
is going home
shutting up shop
just a few scarlet leaves
spin in its sigh
as it boards up the door
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