"If Each Day Falls"

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If each day falls
inside each night,
there exists a well
where clarity is imprisoned.

We need to sit on the rim
of the well of darkness
and fish for fallen light
with patience.

Pablo Neruda (Chilean, 1904-1973)
tr. William O'Daly

Originally e-mailed on Wednesday, July 01, 1998 @ 8:41 PM.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Sat. 07/01/06 07:29:18 AM
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