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Nests of green
cellophane
for robins' eggs
in pastel
baskets to hang
along the street
the first of May
basket for Cinnamon
red-velveteen-lined
for her calico
head-in-paws’
snoozing
most of the time
unpainted
laundry basket
edge frayed from
service repaired
by French friend
artisan of reeds
I back-weave
the ends of
my first basket :
lopsided
chestnut round
I practice making
what has made me
Basia Miller
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