stared
out of the window
her
hands gripping the sill
as
if steadying herself
for
a long slow somersault
far
below her the lawns fell away
stretched
as far as the hills
level
stubble & unbearably silent
and
then she was green herself
stubborn
green with a no 1 haircut
and
longing longing for a free fall
for
a cool kiss of moistest green
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