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O cruel cloudless space, And pale bare ground where the poor infant lies! Why do we feel restored As in a sacramental place? Here Mystery is artifice, And here a vision of such peace is stored, Healing flows from it through our eyes.

May Sarton

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May Sarton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 3
Died: 1995
Died: July 16
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May Eleanor Sarton
Space
Cruel
Stored
Lying
Healing
Artifice
Poor
Ground
Restored
Eye
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December
Peace
Lies
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Mystery
Infant
Feel
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Flows
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Eyes
Pale
Cloudless

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