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What
The place between the petal's
edge and the
From the petal's edge a line starts
that being of steel
infinitely fine, infinitely
rigid penetrates
the Milky Way
without contact—lifting
from it—neither hanging
nor pushing—
The fragility of the flower
imbruised
VIII
The sunlight in a
yellow plaque upon the
varnished floor
is full of a song
inflated to