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Posted byRoman September 22, 2021September 21, 2021
would that i could be calm
find that i could alms
passivity, not that
active straw hat
sharp at all the wrong edges
set atop
preventing the harshness
softly cresting a head
resting aloft
giving what it can
frequently lifted
lightly setting down
and upon

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