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6/17/2022 From: The Tongue Says Loneliness

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First time I’ve been this moved by a poem in a while — Thanks to Larry Robinson and his diligent posting of poems on his daily poetry list

The Tongue Says Loneliness | Jane Hirshfield

“The Tongue Says Loneliness”
Jane Hirshfield

The tongue says loneliness, anger, grief,
but does not feel them.
As Monday cannot feel Tuesday,
nor Thursday
reach back to Wednesday
…

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