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Look! I have made this bowl
for you, this large dark blue one
with lilies etched across the bottom,
around the sides.

I have cleaned this box for you,
lined it in soft brown wool.
Have set it here by the stove,
warm.

You could lie under the mulberry tree
at the edge of the garden,
wait in the grass for lacewings and evening.
or lie on the bed, light falling near.
Sit on the bureau.

What I mean to say is:
I will make a place for you.

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