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A Jelly-Fish by Marianne Moore
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Visible, invisible,
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A fluctuating charm,
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An amber-colored amethyst
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Inhabits it; your arm
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Approaches, and
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It opens and
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It closes;
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You have meant
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To catch it,
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And it shrivels;
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You abandon
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Your intent—
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It opens, and it
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Closes and you
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Reach for it—
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The blue
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Surrounding it
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Grows cloudy, and
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It floats away
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From you.
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source: "https://poets.org/anthology/poems-your-poetry-project-public-domain"
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