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the sky consuming itself at the obscene end of day at the obstinate windblown unquiet end of this day the glowing hobgoblin clouds eating the plum-stained apron that's all that's left of the day

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southbound freight train crossing the river

for several days the sun's not been seen

i thought this morning would be the same

but the bruises in the sky began

to gather into a sunrise scene

and the feeling of being battered

began to feel like being alive

till the sun blasted through these thick clouds

like a southbound train with singing wheels

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this river brings time from the mountain streams irrigating the farmlands with the minutes and the hours of the dawns and dusks of eternity

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sunrise hexagrams start my days even when there is no sunrise to speak of but only the dregs of last year's roses and this gravel road

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The poem is based on a consultation of the I Ching which resulted in Hexagram #41 (Decrease) with lines 1 and 4 (from the bottom) changing to become Hexagram #64 (Nearing Completion). The syllable counts of the lines correspond to the numeric values (6, 7, 8, or 9) of the lines of the original hexagrams.

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the dismal winter can be a secret delight when the fog settles and an inner warmth rises from the deepest roots to the highest limbs

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