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AFTER IKKYU: 22 by JAMES HARRISON

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First Line: OUT IN AN OAK-LINED FIELD DOWN THE ROAD
Last Line: IN A MOUNTAIN CANYON AT THE EDGE OF EARTH.

Out in an oak-lined field down the road
I again saw time, trotting in circles
around the far edges. The dog didn't notice
though she's usually more attentive. She lost
the Christmas watch I gave her
in a mountain canyon at the edge of earth.



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