
I have a small grain of hope
one small crystal that gleams
clear colors out of transparency
I need more
I break off a fragment to send you
please take the small grain of
a grain of hope
so that mine won’t shrink
Please share your fragment
so that yours will grow
Only so, by division
will hope increase
like a clump of irises
which will cease to flower
unless you distribute
the clustered roots, unlikely source –
clumsy and earth-covered –
of grace
Denise Levertov “Making Peace”
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