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The Wonderness of Other: A Poem

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May 04, 2026
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The Wonderness of Other

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

The wonderness of other,
It is the chief delight,
To recognize another,
And all of it in spite
Of selfishness, our mother.

Yet if between we erase,
And render indistinct
What encounters face to face
And what of it may think,
How bland then our tasteless race.

Far extends our…

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