Monday, July 30, 2018

A Chair in Snow Comments

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A chair in snow
should be
like any other object whited
& rounded

and yet a chair in snow is always sad

more than a bed
more than a hat or house
a chair is shaped for just one thing

to hold
a soul its quick and few bendable
hours

perhaps a king

not to hold snow
not to hold flowers
...
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Jane Hirshfield
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Jane Hirshfield

Jane Hirshfield

New York / United States
Jane Hirshfield
Jane Hirshfield
New York / United States
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