Jane HirshfieldOne breath taken completely; one poem, fully written, fully read - in such a moment, anything can happen.
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The quote above is not exactly about love. It is about the potential in the power of poetry. Poetry has the power to allow us to see life through other eyes. It can transform us and give us strength to rise above what we would normally expect.
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- Hope is the hardest love we carry.
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- As some strings, untouched, sound when no one is speaking. So it was when love slipped inside us.
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