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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SYMBOLIST MOVEMENT, by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER
First Line: I am falling through the branches of a tree
Last Line: To break my bones.
Subject(s): Emptiness
First Line: I am falling through the branches of a tree
Last Line: To break my bones.
Subject(s): Emptiness
I am falling through the branches of a tree,
Slipping through leaves
That strike the back of my hands,
My wrists—my arms.
I shall grasp nothing.
But it is not unpleasant to know
There is no ground
To break my bones.
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