“After the night,
the morning, bidding
all darkness cease,
after life’s cares and sorrows,
the comfort and sweetness
of peace.”
— Helen Steiner Rice
stillness and quiet
spin-offs of evening’s light
undeniably healing
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Quiet beauty of great white stepping through the marsh intensified in golden light • Photo and “Stillness” haiku by Mary O’Connor
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