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Summer 1985 • Vol. VII No. 3 • A Gathering of Poems |

A Wingbeat of Hope

Suppose gravity suddenly floated off into space,
lifting for the first time
the corners of our mouths.
Suppose the sky a deep blue pool
and we the divers
in a broadcast of waves moving through.

Fancy rainbows are sliding boards
into some heaven that demands
no soul’s ransom for its gold.

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The horses of morning illuminate the meadow, ponderous in their steamy breath; their strong teeth, white as lilies of the valley, clip the nubs of hay, clover, wild violet.   […]

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