"my dreams, my works, must wait till after hell"
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I hold my honey and I store my bread
In little jars and cabinets of my will.
I label clearly, and each latch and lid
I bid, Be firm till I return from hell.
— Gwendolyn Brooks
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I hold my honey and I store my bread
In little jars and cabinets of my will.
I label clearly, and each latch and lid
I bid, Be firm till I return from hell." in the context of ""my dreams, my works, must wait till after hell"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Gwendolyn Brooks" (Quotes)
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About Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks (7 June 1917 – 3 December 2000) was an American poet. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for her book of poems Annie Allen.
About Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks (7 June 1917 – 3 December 2000) was an American poet. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for her book of poems Annie Allen.
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