<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=528044" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>These Things.</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">These things are sent to try us, <br>Gran said, her thumb <br>Moving itself over <br>The well-worn beads <br>Of her dark wood rosary; <br>Her eyes taking in the crucifix <br>On the wall above her bed. <br>You sat watching her thumb <br>Moving its way back and forth <br>Over the round black beads, <br>Her arthritic fingers clutching <br>Blue blankets and white sheet. <br>Never tries us beyond our strength, <br>She added, the strained features <br>Mingling with the yellow taint <br>Of wrinkled skin. You wondered <br>Who sent the things to try her, <br>Whose bounty of gifts left <br>Small tears wedged in the corners <br>Of her eyes, pushed out words <br>Between harsh sighs.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Terry+Collett">Terry Collett</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=528044" data-title="These Things. de Terry Collett" data-description="These things are sent to try us, Gran said, her thumb Moving itself over The well-worn beads Of her dark wood rosary; Her eyes taking in the crucifix On the wall above her bed. You sat watching her thumb Moving its way back and forth Over..."></div> </div> </div>

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