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A Dance for the Inland Sea
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50 adanceFortheinlandsea Waterthatmoves,inabodylikestream, throughitscoolchannelsfillsthewarmprairie’sdream. Wakingtotendit,thegrass- movingsky pourswithgrasses.BigBluestem’sdrinkingrootslie ninefeetdownthewaving,rememberingsod theyhaveswumthrough,tofeedon,tobuild.Whenitswings likeawinginsmallflight,whenitsways, turkeyfeetmurmur,redthree- toedfeetsing. LittleBluestem,ascopperasautumnorclay, floatingseedspasttheprairie’sdense,wateryhand tilltheyshimmertocolumns,wetsmokeontheland; IndianGrass,lappingupthespatteringsun; prairiesstepslowerthanpalaces,down undertheteemingroofoftheground, quietasanimals.Then,whentheyrise, prairies,likepalaces,loom,andsurprise. ...