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KSHERNANDEZ's avatar

"Our spirit persists like a man struggling

through the frozen valley

who suddenly smells flowers

and realizes the snow is melting

out of sight on top of the mountain,

knows that spring has begun."

Gorgeous!

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Claudia Valentino's avatar

Jack Gilbert isn’t read widely enough. I’m always so happy to see his poems brought to people’s attention. Thank you! Intelligence mixed with intimacy and a particular tenderness -- that’s Gilbert for me.

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