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FOOTPRINTS ON THE ROOF (EXCERPT)

Burrows





Out in the country I walk across towns



	I'll never see:



mazy metropolises



	under the earth



	 where rabbits hide from foxes



	     foxes hide from dogs



	     full-bellied snakes sleep snugly



		worms work uncomplaining



Where what you see is nothing--



what counts is what you smell



	or hear or feel



I try to tread softly:



	a quiet giant



	   leaving only footprints



		on the roof

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