A Poet's Journey

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The Lamp on the Table

The Lamp on the Table

In its light we meet

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Bob Metivier
Feb 03, 2023
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A Haiku String

The Lamp on the Table - Image by Shawn Metivier, 2021
The Lamp on the Table — Image by Shawn Metivier, 2021

These desperate days
We have but one another
Let us not forget

If we are able 
Place this most delicate lamp 
Upon the table

Then in its light meet
Our brokenness and sore need
’Til the night recedes

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