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THE ANSWER AND THE RESPONSE

Water beads on the bonnet of the planter.
Though it has not sprouted, it's not for lack
Of what is found there: a greenhouse-like
Condition, moist air, hot sun, now that the day
Has settled with the union. It is not so much
A refusal to take no as it is the insight
That the need, the wish, the image of completion
Must be recorded as realized, the easy way's
Availability notwithstanding. Hey, you!
Wake up! It's noon already! Time a get shoving!