for Mary Szybist, and after Rilke
God is in the space at the hub of the wheel,
but God is not only there.
I think the spokes are like the little bridges
we have built into God’s domain,
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Little Bridges
for Mary Szybist, and after Rilke
God is in the space at the hub of the wheel,
but God is not only there.
I think the spokes are like the little bridges
we have built into God’s domain,
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