<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">Photograph from September 11</span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">They jumped from the burning floors—<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">one, two, a few more,<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">higher, lower.<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">The photograph halted them in life,<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">and now keeps them <br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">above the earth toward the earth.<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">Each is still complete,<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">with a particular face<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">and blood well hidden.<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">There’s enough time<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">for hair to come loose,<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">for keys and coins<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">to fall from pockets.<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">They’re still within the air’s reach,<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">within the compass of places<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">that have just now opened.<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">I can do only two things for them—<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">describe this flight<br></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">and not add a last line.<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></font></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><font face="Helvetica"><font> - Wisława </font><font>Szymborska </font></font></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><font face="Helvetica"><br></font></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><font face="Helvetica">(translated from the original Polish</font></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: -1em;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><font face="Helvetica">by Clare Cavanaugh)</font></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(73, 73, 73); color: rgb(73, 73, 73); letter-spacing: 1.399999976158142px; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><font face="Helvetica"><div><br></div></font></span><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"> </span></font></p><div><p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><font face="Helvetica"> </font></span></p></div></div><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"><br></span></font></div><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;">"Be joyful though you have considered all the facts."</span></font><div><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 25px;"> - Wendell Berry</span></font></div></div></body></html>