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There is a place to stand where you can see so many lights you forget you are one of them.

Naomi Shihab Nye

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Naomi Shihab Nye
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 12
Poet
Teacher
University Teacher
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Light
Many
Lights
Stand
Forget
Place

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