A Poem For Today - Distances
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KEN DICKINSON
May 26, 2026, 8:04:43 AM (12 days ago) May 26
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Distances
Swifts turn in the heights of the air;
higher still turn the invisible stars.
When day withdraws to the ends of the earth
their fires shine on a dark expanse of sand.
We live in a world of motion and distance.
The heart flies from tree to bird,
from bird to distant star,
from star to love; and love grows
in the quiet house, turning and working,
servant of thought, a lamp held in one hand.
Philippe Jaccottet
Isabel Torres-Carrilho
May 26, 2026, 3:40:50 PM (12 days ago) May 26
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Exquisite!
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