“One restless dawn, unable to suppress the itch
of wanderlust, with a heavy door left ajar
semi-deliberately, and a new light teasing in Some piece of immobility will finally quit
suddenly nimble on wooden limbs
as fast as a horse, fleeing the stable.”

"Dawning" online at Poet's Encyclopedia http://www.poetsencyclopedia.com/lababidi.shtml

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