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Barren – Maura Way

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  • December 27, 2022
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Tonight, eat nuts, watermelon, and 

pomegranate with me. I want to feel 

them on the tongue of the longest 

day. I will read Hafez to find out 

what will become of me. It is more 

beautiful than making plans and 

always being disappointed. How 

do we seek the way which leads to 

our wishes? By renouncing our 

wishes. But I have done that and 

still my blossoms appear on all 

the wrong branches. Yes, they will 

become fruits of a different ilk than 

what I desire but sumptuous all the 

same. My heart must thank all twigs 

for the bountiful harvest, for love.

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