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tom prideaux

The Sun-Shunner

2023 October 30th2023 August 21st

Trickling down from branch to branch
Like a saffron avalanche,

Filtering through the sylvan gauze
As a frozen topaz thaws,

Lay, in puddles on the moss,
Golden solar, apple-sauce…

—Tom Prideaux (1908–1993), written in the 11th grade

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