The Cloudy VasePast time I threw the flowers outwashed out the cloudy vase.How easily the old clearnessleapt like a practiced tiger back inside it.

The Cloudy Vase
Past time I threw the flowers out
washed out the cloudy vase.
How easily the old clearness
leapt like a practiced tiger back inside it.
Jane Hirshfield

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The Cloudy VasePast time I threw the flowers outwashed out the cloudy vase.How easily the old clearnessleapt like a practiced tiger back inside it. Jane Hirshfield

The Cloudy Vase
Past time I threw the flowers out
washed out the cloudy vase.
How easily the old clearness
leapt like a practiced tiger back inside it.
Jane Hirshfield