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[35] L ANDSCAPE, WITH CARDINAL AND EARRING The man walking his dog notices that under the bridal wreath bush, a cardinal flickers like a pilot light. The woman at her window sees the moon not yet completely faded in the sky, half a pair of pearl earrings she still keeps in her drawer though the other has long gone missing. What parts do we need to complete each other? Sometimes the day wobbles like a cart with one wheel. Sometimes it arrows like a train through the countryside, even though we don’t see it. We hear its rush onward, its insistent push toward the distance. The cold is intense today, and hard to withstand alone, out in the open. The man gestures to his dog and retraces his steps. The woman turns away from the window. In the bushes, a tiny red brushstroke wavering in the cross-hatched branches. ...

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