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All That Is Needed

From the January 2010 Print Edition

For every lean brown cow, a makeshift shack for shelter made of splintered planks and poles, crowned with dented, rusted tin. For every bamboo leaf, at dawn, one bead of dew, crystal clear, and empty”open like a lens to let light in. For every petal floating on the surface of the pool, . . . . Continue Reading »