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31 July 2019

after the heat the storm

By Andrew McMillan

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 02: Members of the public walk through a hailstorm at sunset opposite the Houses of Parliament on April 2, 2019 in London, England. The current deadline which the United Kingdom is to leave the European Union is April 12, 2019. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

descending into the honeycomb cities
I am returning to the ground
already wetted by the transient rains

all the windows of our house are wide open

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