start with the edges
noticings poem week 2
There's a towel over the puzzle
so the cat won't get to it.
The image is of a kestrel.
The image is of a cat
spreading the little pieces of the bird
all over the room walking
with delight with a feather
in its teeth and the puzzle ruined
broken apart before it could be
whole or try to be
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