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The flower told the shell: you shine

The shell told the sea: you echo

The sea told the boat: you shudder

The boat told the fire: you glow

The fire said: far less than her eyes

The boat said: far less than your heart

The sea said: far less than her name

The shell said: far less than your desire

The flower turned to me and said: she’s beautiful

I said: Yes, she’s beautiful, she’s so beautiful,

I can hardly speak of it.

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— Don Paterson - Sky Song (after Robert Desnos)

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