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A Hymn for Amma

order is not orderly

no more than things are things

hallelujah

no sense to be made of water towers

or christmas towns

when you can’t tell up from down

hallelujah

graves are always grave

from inside or out

and love breaks what can’t be broken

hallelujah

one I loved I loved, one I loved I lost

now she is strong though she is gone

found and paid her way

she flew away

hallelujah

light the dark—sing the greats

a new day

hallelujah