YOU MUST NEVER SLEEP UNDER A MAGNOLIAwhen the tree begins to flowerlike a glimpse ofFleshwhen the flower begins to smellas if its roots have reachedthe layer ofThirst upon theunsealed jar ofJoyAlice, you shouldnever sleep underso much pure paleso many shriek-mouthed bloomsas if Patiencehad run out ofPatience
-Alice Oswald
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