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A Head or Tail—which does he lack?
I think his Forward’s coming back!
He lives on Carrots, Leeks and Hay;
He starts to yawn—it takes All Day—

Some time I think I’ll live that way.

The Hippo, excerpt from Theodore Roethke’s I Am! Said the Lamb

Editorial note: There are rare moments of synchronicity when, within the space of half an hour or so, you stumble across a photograph that completely engages you and a poem that begins with silliness and ends with a surprising yearning that reflects exactly how you feel at that moment—and that photo and poem are in such complete accord.

-- greg fallis

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