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“At Dawn When Your Eyes Awake” by Shin Dal-Ja

JibrilMonday, March 2nd, 2015Thursday, June 15th, 2023

At dawn when your eyes awake,birds that hugged the forest through the night take flightand place light against my forehead.The…

Recent Translations

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