Pirouette Poem with Drawing

Poem Pirouette2 Who knew that life itself could spring up on its toes
like a ballet dancer pirouetting
from illusion darkness into
God's ever-beckoning love

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Cross-posted from sharani.srichinmoycentre.org

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