We feel the machine slipping from our hands As if someone else were steering; If we see light … - Robert Lowell

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Eternal life means more than mere future blessing to be enjoyed by believers; it is equally a kind of spiritual ability.

Robert Lowell

We feel the machine slipping from our hands As if someone else were steering; If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train.

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