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the tale the shepherds tell the sheep that some will rise above shorn clouds of fleece and some will feel their bodies break but most will pass through this into sweet clover where all     all will be sheltered safe until the holy shearing don’t think about the days to come sweet meat think of my arms trust me Chris Faatz, bookseller at Powell’s City of Books, reveals his favorite poetry books from the past year and a half, including this one by the late Lucille Clifton.

the tale the shepherds tell the sheep

that some will rise
above shorn clouds of fleece
and some will feel their bodies break
but most will pass through this
into sweet clover
where all     all will be sheltered safe
until the holy shearing
don’t think about the days to come
sweet meat
think of my arms
trust me

Chris Faatz, bookseller at Powell’s City of Books, reveals his favorite poetry books from the past year and a half, including this one by the late Lucille Clifton.

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