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Each day the first day
Dag Hammarskjöld

Each day the first day –. Each day a life.
Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being
to receive, to carry, and give back.

It must be held out empty –
for the past must only be reflected
in its polish, its shape, its capacity.

(from Markings)

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