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#7 

January
2010


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a poem by Melanie Browne (2 of 2)

holy machines and hummingbirds

As we huddle
over our
holy machines,

we lose
a chance
to swim
in a
cold
river stream

we lose
a chance
to lie down
in the middle of
an open field

point a twig
toward the sky,
direct the clouds
in symphony

© by Melanie Browne
 
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