सोमवार, 7 मार्च 2011

green-stripped melons








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They lie
under stars in a field.
They lie under rain in a field.
Under sun.
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Some people
are like this as well—
like a painting
hidden beneath another painting.
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An unexpected weight
the sign of their ripeness.

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~ Jane Hirshfield
from Alaska Quarterly

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