Anester Johnson
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The Ark of Vulnerability: The Anthology of My Most Profound Words
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The Ark's Hymnals, Volume II
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"This book was written with so much soul and beauty I felt as if I was in an entirely different universe. One where everyone and everything was understood and where love was the most powerful feeling we could feel. Anester is such a profoundly express"
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"Loved the book and the art that was portrayed in it. Some poems were really relatable and the way she expressed and poured so much character and feelings into the pieces are really commendable. It really was a tribute to our hearts."
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"The Ark of Vulnerability is a beautiful and hopeful work of poetry. So often, I encounter poetry with focus on heartbreak and betrayal, so it was incredibly refreshing to read beautiful words that focus on faith, hope, and love. I highlighted many ve"
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“My husband sends me hummingbirds
from his eyes. Only he and I know he’s going blind. For him, I don’t get old. His fingers, chapped from gardening, sand my skin, bring out the grain he cannot see. I am made beautiful by loss. The moon, too, grows more far-sighted. Its light compliments: the smallest birds don’t disagree. There’s a sweetness that comes from accepting what I am, not a mountain, not a river, not a tree.” Lorna Crozier |
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“My husband sends me hummingbirds
from his eyes. Only he and I know
he’s going blind. For him, I don’t get old.
His fingers, chapped from gardening, sand my skin,
bring out the grain he cannot see.
I am made beautiful by loss. The moon, too,
grows more far-sighted. Its light compliments:
the smallest birds don’t disagree. There’s a sweetness
that comes from accepting what I am,
not a mountain, not a river, not a tree.”
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from his eyes. Only he and I know
he’s going blind. For him, I don’t get old.
His fingers, chapped from gardening, sand my skin,
bring out the grain he cannot see.
I am made beautiful by loss. The moon, too,
grows more far-sighted. Its light compliments:
the smallest birds don’t disagree. There’s a sweetness
that comes from accepting what I am,
not a mountain, not a river, not a tree.”
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