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Sabbath
Sabbath: You make demandsupon my heart, upon my hands,and, certainly, upon my mind:a quietness, profound, benignwhere receptivity will findits satisfaction: fruitfulness flowsfrom this place of deep repose.
Lilacs
Lilacs, pummeled in pounding rain, their sweetness sweeter for the pain, release redemptive suffering scent as they are pummeled, broken, bent.