The miraculous comes so close
Monday, June 22, 2020 at 10:44AM 
Death’s great black wing scrapes the air,
Misery gnaws to the bone.
Why then do we not despair?
By day, from the surrounding woods,
Cherries blow summer into town;
At night the deep transparent skies
Glitter with new galaxies.
And the miraculous comes so close
To the ruined, dirty houses --
Something not known to anyone at all,
But wild in our breast for centuries.































































































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