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PEARLS
the way one hand
joins another in meditation
the way the petals
of a flower are seated
on a stem
the way the heart
is held within the body
not a pushing away
nor a seeking
a nearness
a being next to
a quiet fitting
like pearls in a strand
that which holds it
invisible
yet no less present
the matrix
that without which
it would be only parts
things separate
this is how your heart
rests within me
© Joan Barton, 2000
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