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Understanding Angels

Where dry walls turn to dust they depart. They enter as laughter. They roost on struts and beams. Rafters for each shinning feather whether or not each feather is stiff or curly. Flooring for the angelically inclined is optional. Pin heads are perfect. A house without an angel is a tomb but be of good cheer, they are everywhere, even in the bathroom where they often rest with you. Domestic housing only, public and federal buildings will never be up to their code no matter how architecturally pleasing for angels need a welcome mat and a pleasant kitchen, a roof that lets the pain run down as rain to water garden seeds. What else? Their are tent angels and shanty angels, homeless and under bridge angels. Angels are houses for prayers, In the Far East folks erect Spirit Houses; little shrines for holiness to occupy same thing really, a flight of stairs for the starry-eyed helps, but ranch and open-plan span just as well if each body within them is a ringing temple bell.

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Date: 11/5/2021 11:58:00 AM
Hello Eric Ashford, I have read this poem. I believe that angles are everywhere. I have angles ornaments in my bedroom. For me each one i have is special to me. enjoy yur day my friend.
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Eric Ashford
Date: 11/15/2021 7:03:00 AM
Thank you for this sharing Darlene.

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