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For Warmth
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

 
I hold my face in my two hands.
No, I am not crying.
I hold my face in my two hands
to keep the loneliness warm:
two hands protecting,
two hands nourishing,
two hands preventing
my soul from leaving me
in anger!

 


Updated: 3-4-2000

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