{"id":18211,"date":"2026-04-09T23:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T03:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dig.thenextfewhours.com\/blog\/?p=18211"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T03:24:55","slug":"dexterous-and-fugitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dig.thenextfewhours.com\/blog\/?p=18211","title":{"rendered":"dexterous and fugitive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e4779da0680&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e4779da0680\" class=\"aligncenter is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53451483962_4a70a35a75_b.jpg?w=739&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AG2024_1520824 (2019_03_30 13_34_43 UTC)b\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6669852204081197;width:600px;height:auto\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AG2024_1520824<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the young and awkward hours<br \/>my lady perfectly moving,<br \/>through the new world scarce astir<br \/>my fragile lady wandering<br \/>in whose perishable poise<br \/>is the mystery of Spring<br \/>(<mark style=\"background-color:#fffdbc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">with her beauty more than snow<br \/>dexterous and fugitive<\/mark><br \/>my very frail lady drifting<br \/>distinctly, <mark style=\"background-color:#fffdbc\" class=\"has-inline-color\">moving like a myth<br \/>in the uncertain morning<\/mark>, with<br \/>April feet like sudden flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/poem\/puella-mea-through-young-and-awkward-hours\">From \u201cPuella Mea\u201d [Through the young and awkward hours]<\/a>, E. 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