John MasefieldThe distant soul can shake the distant friend's soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles.
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The distant soul can shake the distant friend's soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles. The phrase "distant soul" applied to a person is a metaphor for the great distance separating two people who are not close by blood. If you are not close by blood, you are distant by choice. This is an interesting way to describe the fact that no matter how far apart two people live, they can still communicate with one another through their hearts.
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