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Re: In my favorite reading, that last "beautiful" is...
by Robert Pinsky SlateIcon
Yes Jill, that is what I hear too, the "breaking-open" at the end, the intensity of the relationship along with the acknowledgment that the couple are weary-hearted. And the "helpless admission" in your words, restoring meaning to the word "beautiful" at the same time that the meaning does not solve that weary-heartedness. It's a stunning last few lines. And you describe them well.
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