Thou Art My Breath and Death
Thou art my breath and death
my sea and shore
...my planet and my sun
Thou art earthquake and volcanic make
Thou art my soul to bed
and my soul to rise
and my soul-streaming with light across the darkened sky
Thou art my hurricane and my drought
my walking in and my going out
Thou art my quietest whispers and my loudest roars
my shaken sugar and my salt stores
Thou art my morning light and my restful night
my secret and my friend
Thou art my ultimate undoing
and my doing it again
Thou art my deepest injury and my tender-est of mend
and I pray that though art shall be
until the un-bitter end
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