Carolina QuotesWe talk about this and that. There’s no rest except on these branching moments.
Coleman Barks Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"Spring is Christ" in Ch. 4: Spring Giddiness, p. 38
- work
- The Essential Rumi (1995)
- year
- 1995
- locator
- p. 38
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“We talk about this and that. There’s no rest except on these…” Coleman Barks. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-37E93265CD. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/37e93265cd
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