It lifted off from a chair-back,
Beating a smooth course for the right window
And clearing the sill of the world.
- Richard Wilbur, "The Writer"
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Extracts: As long as you're alive
"But you're alive and as long as you're alive everything's really all right, in spite of everything else. No matter what happens, as along as you're alive everything's all right." - from Camilla by Madeleine L'Engle