Jane Smallwood
Mar 10, 2022

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The utter heaviness and cold and devastation of those first four stanzas, and then the high of breaking free, "never stopping to find rest," followed by those last stanzas of coming back down and reaching the ground—silence—the losing win—surrender—I felt it. So beautifully crafted.

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Jane Smallwood

Passionate about poetry; mine is a work in progress. I’m an editor who reads a lot, but when I read in my free time, I don’t change a word. Love to paddleboard!