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Listen
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Up
Down
Inside
Outside
For alarms
For words—for
Signals
Of all things
That make a world
Listen for
Small voices
The kind that
Make a testament
As at Mizpah
Me and thee
On Sinai
And in
The gospel message
Good news
Of all kinds
That make a world
That made
The heavens, too
All things
That will last
Listen to them
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Pass by
Photo by María Julia Martínez on Unsplash
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clcouch123 
September 24, 2021 at 3:52 pm
i love the picture and the poem.
September 24, 2021 at 5:57 pm
Thanks for a terrific response. I like the picture. I think I was searching “listen.” I appreciate the focus (foci) of the faces: the father looking protective (or maybe distracted, though I think protective), the child focused on the musicians, the musician looking at the child.