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Lost without fields to fill,
I don’t know what those tinted glasses do to
soften the edges of every moving thing:
beneath you, through you, and there without you.
As I replied, looking into your
eyes,
examining them closely to find
little pins like gems inside:
a quiet life,
a couple of times over.
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a quiet life, a couple of times over
2021 and 2018
argon gas and mercury in a 12 mm phosphor-coated glass tube; glass candleholders handblown by artist; built into a table or sconce.
Juror's Choice Award Winner at Spellbound: The Pilchuck Glass School Annual Auction Gala, 2018
Images 1 & 2: Matthew Hollerbush