Cloud of Unknowing
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| (Christ Calling the Disciples James and John by Edward Armitage) |
In spring, the apple and cherry trees are clouds
behind them, a vaster radiance flares.
What I see, I see through drifts and veils—
There must be cloud in me too.
Snow is a cloud of distracting beauty,
its tiny sharp flowers aloft with weight
they can’t bear. Each question must have a body.
I know my body, so what is my question?
Who speaks to me out of the blossoming cloud?
~Chase Twichell
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