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Where is time? The lightest breeze

Though logos is common to all,
most people live as if they had
wisdom on their own.

What if we went to where
beauty was not a product to buy

What smell is this
that cuts through the air
like a swarm of bees?

and you drew the arrow back to your ear
to learn from the sting's vibration
whether it had found or missed its mark

Because i deeply praised
and trusted earth

I did not say
"here life starts, here ends,"
but "days of rain
bring on a richer light"

Whereas whoever is downcast and weary
cross-eyed and out at the elbows
is most manifestly left out of the scene