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"Psalm III."

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The other I wrote
is "Psalm II"--

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the other I read
before was "Psalm II,"

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was maybe eight years later.

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"Psalm III," to God.

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I was using that name.

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To illuminate all men
beginning with Skid Row,

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let Occidental and Washington
be transformed into a higher

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place, the plaza of eternity.

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Illuminate the
welders and shipyards

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with the brilliance
of their torches.

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Let the crane operator
lift up his arm for joy.

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Let elevators creak and speak
ascending and descending

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in awe.

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Let the mercy of the flower's
direction beckon in the eye.

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Let the straight flower bespeak
its purpose in straightness,

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to seek the light.

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Let the crooked flower bespeak
its purpose in crookedness,

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to seek the light.

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Let crookedness and
straightness bespeak the lights.

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Let Puget Sound be
a blast of light.

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I feed on your name like
a cockroach on a crumb.

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But this cockroach is holy.

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[LAUGHTER]

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"Tears"--

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