A contemporary poem about the useful edge of wonder, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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Wonder is not soft. It puts a knife beside the bread. It makes the familiar table longer. I have no use for the knife until the crust resists me. Then the small bright edge opens breakfast.
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