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YEATS MESSAGE

When you were born and your mother
went into her 36th hour of struggling..
and your father was her silent
support hour after hour..
we opened at random in Yeats to 'a huge blow..
but still the great wings beating..
over the staggering girl'. Shortly after that

you were born, perfect.
Your Aunt Susie wanted someone to
make a prayer circle with..
and finding her children gone
took the paws of Tommy the cat

(to Tim S)

TIBETAN PAPER

Walking into the basement, looking at the boxes of

scrap paper saved (to print on the reverse side),

I was overwhelmed by the clutter. I picked up

a book at random and opened to "Paper is sacred

in Tibet."

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