And now the sky is empty of birds. And now the earth is covered in flowers.
W. Todd Kaneko
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Where the Sky Meets the Earth; Poem-a-Day, December 14, 2017; Full authorized poem read on Academy of American Poets. The two complete closing sentences conclude a meditation on death and burial; metaphor is not presented as a factual claim about an afterlife. 16-word excerpt; 9 words remain in the
- Where the Sky Meets the Earth; Poem-a-Day, December 14, 2017
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