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look across the lakeeven through the hazeon the mountains of Franceyou’ll see gutters lined with snoweven in Junehow long it can lastnobody knows~ n.b. When the snow’s finally gone, how long before the streams run dry? CLP 09/06/2025

9th June 2025
look across the lake
even through the haze
on the mountains of France
you’ll see gutters lined with snow
even in June
how long it can last
nobody knows

~

n.b. When the snow’s finally gone, how long before the streams run dry?

CLP 09/06/2025

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