A lighted window floats through the night 
like a piece of paper in the wind.

  I want to see into it. I want to climb 
through into its lighted room.

  As I reach for it it slips through the 
trees. As I chase it it rolls and tumbles 
into the air and skitters on through the 
night . . .

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Poet: Russell Edson (Russell Edson Art)
Poem: The Lighted Window
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