The Reader (audio only)
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The eyes open to a cry of pulleys, 
And spirited from sleep, the astounded soul 
Hangs for a moment bodiless and simple 
As false dawn. 
                        Outside the open window 
The morning air is all awash with angels. 
   Some are in bed-sheets, some are in blouses, 
Some are in smocks: but truly there they are.
Now they are rising together in calm swells 
Of halcyon feeling, filling whatever they wear