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James Wright, from "A Prayer to the Lord Ramakrishna"

October 27, 2026

“…When I stand up to cry out,
She laughs.
On the window sill, I lean
My bare elbows.
One blue wing, torn whole out of heaven,
Soaks in the black rain.”

Tags: James Wright, Poems, Poetry, shall we gather at the river
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