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Keeping It Simple
Keeping It Simple
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Mary Ruefle
04/28/2026 14:58h
I take the bird on the woodpile, separate it from its function, feather by feather. I blow up its scale. I make a whole life out of it: everywhere I am, its sense of loitering lights on my shoulder.
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