In Passing

by Lisel Mueller


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How swiftly the strained honey
of afternoon light
flows into darkness

and the closed bud shrugs off
its special mystery
in order to break into blossom:

as if what exists, exists
so that it can be lost
and become precious

-- from Alive Together: New and Selected Poems, by Lisel Mueller

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In Passing