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DESERTS by ANN HAMILTON (1902-)

First Line: A DESERT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE
Last Line: WHEN FAITH IS GONE.
Subject(s): DESERTS; FAITH; FOOD & EATING; RELIGION; BELIEF; CREED; THEOLOGY;
A desert does not have to be
A sandy waste where springs are dry;
A life can shrink to barrenness
If love goes by.

A desert does not have to be
A place where buzzards wheel at dawn;
A heart can hold as dreadful things
When faith is gone.



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