Poem: Catastrophe Is Next to Godliness
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Poem: Catastrophe Is Next to Godliness
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FOOLISH HEART
By Matt Kagen
Bells are ringing & children singing, but what of the foolish heart?
As the bird goes up and up
As the cup spills out and over
All that is holy is profaned, you know that,
and yet you ... See more