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Night Conversations (Deep Are These Distances) H SUSAN ATEFAT-PECKHAM Star said to Palm: How far would I fall to your knots and root? Palm said: Thousands will kneel before you. Star: I am just white dust behind rippling firelight. Palm: See how my green blades wear you like rings. Star: What will I do, erased at sunrise? Palm: Breathe from my temple. Star: How do you see my burning path yet not my face? Palm: How do you beg to travel such unknown distances? NIGHT CONVERSATIONS 273 Star: Friend, clap the blades of your leaves into these black hours, for deep are these distances between us. 274 SUSAN ATEFAT-PECKHAM ...

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