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What

The place between the petal's
edge and the

From the petal's edge a line starts
that being of steel
infinitely fine, infinitely
rigid penetrates
the Milky Way
without contact—lifting
from it—neither hanging
nor pushing—

The fragility of the flower
imbruised

penetrates spaces

VIII

The sunlight in a

yellow plaque upon the
varnished floor

is full of a song
inflated to

fifty pounds pressure