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your elegant perseverance

your elegant perseverance

the loveliest thing I will ever behold is how you refuse to quit

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John Roedel
Jul 24, 2023
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woman standing near lavender pplants
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they can have their
cotton candy sunsets
on a beach in the gulf

and they can have their 
perfectly sculpted
snowcapped rocky mountains

and they can have their 
rolling fields of
Lavenders in France 

and they can have their
serene moments at 
a mirror lake 
where they can see
the reflection of God
watching them from above
in the clear water 

and they can have their 
luminescent caves
of magical glowworms 
in New Zealand that make
any visitor feel like they
are walking around Van Gogh's
Starry Night

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