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On Earth (excerpt)

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On Earth (excerpt) by Carolyn Forche

languid at the edge of the sea
lays itself open to immensity
leaf-cutter ants bearing yellow trumpet flowers
     along the road
left everything left all usual worlds behind
library, lilac, linens, litany.

Form: Free verse

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