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This little poem is called "May
All Earth be Clothed in Light."

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Morning spreads over
the beaches like lava.

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The waves lie still, they
glitter with pieces of light.

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I stand at the window
and watch a heron

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on one leg, its plumage white
and the green banks of mint.

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Behind me smoke rises
from its nest of bricks.

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The brass clock from the
kitchen shelf judges and stares.

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Slowly the bird opens
its dazzling wings.

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I am filled with joy.

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The fields are awake.

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The fields with their hidden
lizards and fire of new iris.

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