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Kinetic Theory of Variation
Deborah Purdy
The Japanese maple has filled
the view
from our living room window–
today–a screen of russet
leaves
that tremble as if spurred
by some unseen inspiration.
We pause–
our ambitious history in limbo–
hold onto that one small gesture
of summer, suggestion
of motion.
Deborah Purdy
The Japanese maple has filled
the view
from our living room window–
today–a screen of russet
leaves
that tremble as if spurred
by some unseen inspiration.
We pause–
our ambitious history in limbo–
hold onto that one small gesture
of summer, suggestion
of motion.