I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you Which shal…

T. S. Eliot
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I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you Which shall be the darkness of God. . . . So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. ✨ T.S. Eliot (2011). The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot, p.162, Faber & Faber
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I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you Which shall be the darkness of God. . . . So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. ✨ T.S. Eliot (2011). The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot, p.162, Faber & Faber

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