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September 19, 2013 Arts + Scene » Poetry

Atlas Imagines

By Lauren Herstead

Imagine a weight so light it lifted you like a lantern
and every flickering breeze
only filled your sails and never extinguished your light.

The early evening sighs of the western wind
would be a cherished friend;
I wonder, would the weight even matter then?

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