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Paper Lily
after Jacques Prévert
Selecting, from his box, a paper ball
he let it drop into the brimming bowl.
Transfixed, he watched the tiny scrap unfurl,
its instant colour bursting on the world.
I see it now, my memory's sudden flower,
the captive moment of a long lost hour.
First published: The Dark Horse, No. 17
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