Benediction (1995)
James Berry
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Thanks to the ear
that someone may hear
Thanks to seeing
that someone may see
Thanks to feeling
that someone may feel
Thanks to touch
that one may be touched
Thanks to flowering of white moon
and spreading shawl of black night
holding villages and cities together.
Poem © James Berry. From 'The Story I Am In: Selected Poems' (Bloodaxe Books, 2011). With permission from Bloodaxe Books.