The Beautiful Disruption

The Beautiful Disruption

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The Beautiful Disruption
The Beautiful Disruption
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Timothy Willard
Feb 04, 2015
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There, 

Beside the hawthorn hedge,

Beneath the big belly oak,

The luck-draw Robin stands;

In the puddle,

Along the stream,

The winter thrushsong sounds. 

Here,

Beside the stream,

Amid the slush,

I stand.

The luck-draw Robin,

Against the moment,

Strong-flits, dodging the Oxford snow. 

Now, 

Says the Teacher, 

Walk-dance in time, 

Rivulet the luster,

Over and above

The squa…

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