eden’s echo is delight
when lover and beloved sing their pleasure
with all things living and lovely
their song echoes  echoes still
through the garden of love’s night

Lou Ella Hickman, IWBS, has worked as a teacher, librarian, and parish adult-education director. She is now a spiritual director and freelance writer.

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