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God Took Her Gradually

God took her gradually
and when all the crayon drawings had been posted on the wall
and the late hour's vigil tended
over and over again
through silent nights while prayers and candles burned

when all the moths
had come home
to hover in the light again
and recall what they had been looking for,

the bindings came un

............... ............... raveled

the...............stone................rolled...............away

while we slept
weary from the watch

one light went
............... ............... .....out

to live on in ten thousand burning ever brighter than before.  

© Shelley Harrison
www.shelleyharrison.com