Flower Herding on Mount Monadnock (1976).
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The appeal to heaven breaks off.
The petals begin to fall, in self-forgiveness.
It is a flower. On this mountainside it is dying.
— Galway Kinnell
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The petals begin to fall, in self-forgiveness.
It is a flower. On this mountainside it is dying." in the context of "Flower Herding on Mount Monadnock (1976)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell (born February 1, 1927, in Providence, Rhode Island – October 28, 2014) is one of the most influential American poets of the latter half of the 20th century.
About Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell (born February 1, 1927, in Providence, Rhode Island – October 28, 2014) is one of the most influential American poets of the latter half of the 20th century.
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