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[rachaelacheson]

Poetry Wednesday: "The World Has Need of You" by Ellen Bass

Poetry Wednesday: “The World Has Need of You” by Ellen Bass

…everything here seems to need us…—Rilke I can hardly imagine itas I walk to the lighthouse, feeling the ancientprayer of my arms swingingin counterpoint to my feet.Here I am, suspendedbetween the sidewalk and twilight,the sky dimming so fast it seems alive.What if you felt the invisibletug between you and everything?A boy on a bicycle rides by,his white shirt open, flaringbehind him like…

[lizziewriter]

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