DeVante's Coven by SM Johnson

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I love poetry, and I have many, many favorite poems. But the one that hits home every time I read it is a short, eight line verse that always reminds me to keep life's trial's in perspective. I distinctly remember moments  "catching life back against my breast" and being grateful for the sun, the spring air, and the very act of breathing.

I HEARD a wood thrush in the dusk

     Twirl three notes and make a star --

My heart that walked with bitterness

     Came back from very far.

Three shining notes were all he had,

     And yet they made a starry call --

I caught life back against my breast

     And kissed it, scars and all.

--Sara Teasdale