Hope is the thing with feathers

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I ’ve heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

~ Emily Dickinson

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  1. It looks horrific and on Thursday it was reported that gas leaks were still going on. I am glad you and your family are alive, but feel for all that lost everything, were hurt and especially those that lost their lives.

    Thanks for the beautiful poem at a time when words escape us, to reflect…

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