Study on Falling

PoetryArt
Written by Xanthe Burdett

To fall - unbroken
a gift beyond knowledge,
yours.

Limbs flexing
in perfect stillness,
mine.

Heavenly bodies
close to the sun
then closer -
nothing to learn but
nothing

 
Xanthe Burdett

Xanthe is an artist, writer and community arts facilitator based in London.

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