the leaves believe
such letting go is love
such love is faith
such faith is grace
such grace is god.
i agree with the leaves.
~ Lucille Clifton
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Thursday, August 16, 2018
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3 comments:
I agree with Lucille.
xo
I agree with the leaves too.
M.
Lovely poem, still.
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