geographies : Harrietville

Today the post-
woman brought
me a delicate blue
& white porcelain

vase. Ming, I thought 
as I gently flicked a
fingernail against the 
rim. Qing, it replied.

wednesday newstrip

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Today the post-
woman brought
me the denom-

inator I need
to solve the
Great Divide.

wednesday newstrip

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La Victoire (2)



Winning opens a
door; & shows that

nothing at all has
changed. The same

sand, the same sea.
A fresh cloud, per-

haps. But that will
blow away shortly.

wednesday newstrip

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Today the post-
woman brought

me a square peg
& a square hole.

It's a kind of
security blanket.

wednesday newstrip

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