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Posted on April 17, 2019April 15, 2019

“Curlews Lift”, Ted Hughes

Curlews Lift Out of the maternal watery blue lines Stripped of all but their cry Some twists of near-edible sinew They slough off The robes of bilberry blue The cloud-stained…

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