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" Lying in the grass
girl and boy
Eating oranges, exchanging kisses
like waves exchanging whiteness.

Lying on the beach
girl and boy.
Eating apples, exchanging kisses
like clouds exchanging whiteness.

Lying underground
girl and boy.
Saying nothing, never kissing
exchanging silence for silence. "

― Muriel Rukeyser , The Collected Poems

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Muriel Rukeyser quote : Lying in the grass<br />girl and boy<br />Eating oranges, exchanging kisses<br />like waves exchanging whiteness.<br /><br />Lying on the beach<br />girl and boy.<br />Eating apples, exchanging kisses<br />like clouds exchanging whiteness.<br /><br />Lying underground<br />girl and boy.<br />Saying nothing, never kissing<br />exchanging silence for silence.
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