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Elizabeth JenningsElizabeth Jennings

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I keep my answers small and keep them near;
Big questions bruised my mind but still I let
Small answers be a bulwark to my fear.The huge abstractions I keep from the light;
Small things I handled and caressed and loved.
I let the stars assume the whole of night.But the big answers clamoured to be moved
Into my life. Their great audacity
Shouted to be acknowledged and believed.Even when all small answers build up to
Protection of my spirit, I still hear
Big answers striving for their overthrowAnd all the great conclusions coming near.
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Elizabeth Jennings
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Elizabeth Jennings

1926 - 2001/EnglishElizabeth Joan Jennings (July 18, 1926 – October 26, 2001) was an English poet, noted for her clarity of style and simplicity of literary approach. Her Roman Catholicism coloured much of her work. She always made it clear that, whilst her l…

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