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for E.V. -- the amber girl
Life isn't diamond flawless,
but amber, caramelized
earth sugar, beauty
with imperfections,
a drop of tree honey
that long ago trapped
a predatory ant
in fossil resin,
who now stares back
at the world
through yellow lenses,
eternally watching,
eternally blind.
I gave you
this strange gift:
time suspended
in candy.
- Frank Varela
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