Wendell Berry’s “Sabbath Poem III, 1994”

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Sep 11, 20263:42Arts

Today’s poem is, quite simply, one of my favorites. Berry uses Shakespeare to tell us we cannot see our life clearly until we have passed through death. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss t...

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