Hickory tree vision
the closest
I have been
to vision
was a yellow
tree, every leaf
touched
flame, angels,
apparition—
but the saints
say a sight of
God happens
in a moment,
the beat of
a moth’s wings:
fold and open
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Hickory tree vision
the closest
I have been
to vision
was a yellow
tree, every leaf
touched
flame, angels,
apparition—
but the saints
say a sight of
God happens
in a moment,
the beat of
a moth’s wings:
fold and open
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