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To pray for an easy heart is no prayer at all
Because the heart itself is the creaking bridge
On which we cross these Himalayan gorges
From bluff to bluff. To sweat out the soul’s blood
Midnight after midnight is the ministry of Jacob,
And Jacob will be healed. This body that shivers
In the foggy cold, tasting the sour fat,
Was [...]
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from Autumn Testament
Posted in James K Baxter, Poetry on June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
