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Naomi Shihab Nye Quotes: Poetry calls us to pause. There is so much we overlook, while the abundance around us continues to shimmer, on its own.
         

Poetry calls us to pause. There is so much we overlook, while the abundance around us continues to shimmer, on its own.


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