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Extant by Gart Curtis
from Legacy 1984
Extant
by Gart Curtis
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Mushy frost in the morning
Before sunrise, before food,
Under foot but in mind.
Now eat. A good way,
And too, an essential act.
Now work. A good reason,
Or a good excuse anyway.
Air, also, is interesting stuff.
All around you. It blows.
It smells, it bites, it breathes.
OK, moving right along,
Touch, hold, pinch love.
Take your share, laugh.
Give it to someone else.
Twigs snapping, beatles bugging.
Dandelions in the afternoon,
A private thought at sunset.
Extant -- a very clean word .
and so it goes.
