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*** The Archangel Gabriel Arrived like a bronze dragonfly A surge of air Through layered tree rings She nodded To the rhythm of the flutter From this fan She would weave A cradle  Pinocchio’s Nose For Stasys Eidrigevicius Pinocchio gains self-knowledge Pats necessity gently on its shoulder If he allows, his nose Will become useful Serve as a sailboat mast Or for a grandma to hang her shopping bag. Stasys Eidrigevicius: Lithuanian artist residing in Poland since 1980. Works in graphic art and design, painting, ex libris, drawing, book illustration, poster, installations, and performance. Has made illustration for children's books published in Lithuania, Poland, Switzerland, USA, Japan, and the Scandinavian countries.  Chromy’s Birds Contained in color Rather than nearness The cranes cannot meet They are on two separate canvases Though the paintings adhere They will remain detached Squares’ stately affection In which cranes’love Is measured by their distance It is a lot To know that they match Chromy is a Polish Contemporary sculptor and a painter. Lives in Krakow.  *** Wherever I go You let in The light Ripple Unforeseen Cataract, a soft brush of truth, reminder of Where I belong To the reflections Of light On altars Wherever I go You let in Not enough I stopped collecting Evidence For Your existence “The School of Plato” Jean Delville Contemplative young men Gathered as if around Christ -- Aesthetic minds And alluring locks This land of peacocks And pastels Where men’s love Stems Orcas circle In the ocean— Women’s Jealous bodies *** The Roads Diverged in a wood And I took all of them There are places where all Unspeakables nestle What’s unuttered flutters Unborn designs Circle over unpatched roofs Non-arrivals and never-endings Dart up From unfettered bliss Orphaned chances Take on Unabated Meaning Sprouts swarm In numbers Only forget-me-nots Would know There are places 
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