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S WI M, S WA N!
Swanswamoverthesea,
Swim,swan,swim!
S wan s wa m back again,
Wellswu m,swan!
Anony mous
th
BLACKSWAN
Ononeleg
Ifeelthe deep-earthcool,
theslideofaninchof water
beforeit drops, whiteinsunsparks,
and I s wan-drea m of a su m mer
ofdayslikethis; myhardred mouth
inthedownof myfeathers,black
as anthracite gathering heat
fro ma distantstar.
Graha m Burchell
14
th
SEPTEMBER
219
