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@rickehling.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 2:41 PM

#SmallPoemSunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
yes, more #JaneHirshfield
#AReamofPaper

“A deer rises onto her haunches
to reach for an apple,

though many fallen apples are on the ground.”

A REAM OF PAPER
I have a ream of paper, 
a cartridge of ink,

almonds,
coffee,
a wool scarf for warmth.

Whatever handcuffs the soul,
I have brought here.

Whatever distances the heart,
I have brought here.

A deer rises onto her haunches
to reach for an apple,

though many fallen apples are on the ground.

first in Southern Review, fall 2019, then ‘Ledger’ 2020, and now ‘The Asking’
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