Frank BidartThough the body is itsgenesis, a poem is the vision of a process Carved in space, vision your poor eye's singlearmor against winter spring summer fall
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Though the body is itsgenesis, a poem is the vision of a process carved in space, vision your poor eye's single armor against winter spring summer fall. In other words, though the poem is created from the body of a person, it is the poem that gives us our only shield against the onslaught of winter, spring, summer and fall. In this case, "though" means "although," "body" means "body," and "vision" means "thought."
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