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A poem in an instant...
“How high is high?” she asks,
face tilted up.
I’ve no idea if it’s hills
or sky she means,
or if the question probes deeper.
So I point to the horizon
Small questions of great height, by Sarah James, is one of the poems that didn't quite make the final selection for our current poetry postcards.
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Warwickshire Young Poet Laureate 2019
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