A terrible blessing –
\nto be laid open to the bone,
\nwhere the marrow trembles
\nand sings
\nwith all the griefs,
\nknown and unknown,
\nmine and yours.<\/p>\n

I have wanted a field
\nwhere animals could graze,
\nwhere I could lay down
\nin the long grasses.<\/p>\n

If this careful work
\nwill be nothing,
\nif these words will not
\nfit snugly together like bricks
\nto form a path, at least<\/p>\n

let me have a field,
\nlet me have the bread, the salt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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