The Daily Respite

The Daily Respite

July 6, 2021

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Clara Parkes
Jul 06, 2021
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Good morning!

It’s Tuesday in our quiet week. How about a poem by Billy Collins? It’s called, fittingly, Morning.

“Why do we bother with the rest of the day,
the swale of the afternoon,
the sudden dip in…

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