Written by Susan Stewart(From Red Rover, University of Chicago Press, 2008.)the foxDid we live lightly then?Twice we’ve seen the fox,the flashof red that leapsthe weeds and brush, an after-image gray,then blank, then gonedelight cannot be soughtor pleasure thoughtor joy re-caughtbut twice we saw the fox, not once,and knew his fear of usStep in time, love, step in time,live inside the morningtwice
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