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In the Empire of Light the water's completely dry floating on a surface of itself around islands pointed south-southwest The wind fills it then with more of itself according to the rules which cause parallel lines to vibrate and cross less and less among the hanging baskets from a rain forest among the visiting statesmen from a rain forest Here the dancer stops to regain her balance and reelaborate the distance from the feet to the head The risk is a part of the rhythm She steps out of and into balance with those who are left Chalk-marks show them where to stand | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SLEEPING TOGETHER by KATHERINE MANSFIELD THE LAY OF THE LABOURER by THOMAS HOOD THE ETERNAL JUSTICE by ANNE REEVE ALDRICH A TOMB BY THE SEA by AULUS LICINIUS ARCHIAS DRAB BONNETS by BERNARD BARTON PSALM 84: THE SPARROW by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE HECTOR IN THE GARDEN by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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