Be still: There is no longer any need of comment. It was a lucky wind …

Thomas Merton
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Be still: There is no longer any need of comment. It was a lucky wind That blew away his halo with his cares, A lucky sea that drowned his reputation. ✨ Thomas Merton (1974). A Thomas Merton Reader, Image
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Be still: There is no longer any need of comment. It was a lucky wind That blew away his halo with his cares, A lucky sea that drowned his reputation. ✨ Thomas Merton (1974). A Thomas Merton Reader, Image

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