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Mother why does the River not rise It is not the River's time Why does the seed not sprout It is not the seed's time Why does the rain not fallthe leaf not unfurl itself Where is the hind and why does she not graze the fields before usit is not their time The River knows its time The seed knows its time The rain the leaf and the hind They know their time The River will rise the seed will sprout The rains come down and the leaves unfurl The hind will bring her children to graze before us All in their time .Megan Whalen Turner
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The Attolians liked to point out with a snicker that there was no sign anywhere of the king's hand at work.Megan Whalen Turner
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We don’t escape our pasts, you know, ” Madd said. He sounded defeated. “Never. We can never escape what we are.” “Maybe not. But I think we can escape what other people try to make of us. We can decide our fate for ourselves.Tali Spencer