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88 earthbound to Joy On my skin hot her hands. dark bird soars away. Bones exult. empty house of blood and heart. she says my body yearns for this void. she says carry stones. Kneel to earth. Gather: magnolia, maple, plum. Weave a crown, a cord for your robe of light, your robe of petal and root. Hers green fields, pants clay, blouse pond. seeds, buds, scent of early bloom fill my vessel. Bound to earth, to all it sends forth, all it takes away. ...

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