Let the light of late afternoon

up the bales as the sun moves down.

shine through chinks in the barn, moving
shine through chinks in the barn, moving
up the bales as the sun moves down.
up the bales as the sun moves down.
Let the cricket take up chafing
Let the cricket take up chafing
as a woman takes up her needles
as a woman takes up her needles
and her yarn. Let evening come. —Jane Kenyon
and her yarn. Let evening come.
—Jane Kenyon

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