Things, You Know

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The Poem for Frances Brown
(My First Warm Hearth Friend)
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By Nikki Giovanni
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There are things you know . . . Clouds rise . . . Stars twinkle . . . Snow
melts . . . Rain makes things grow . . . Sunshine warms . . . Trees cool . . .
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If you love something . . . You will lose it
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But the memory of motion . . . The wonder of the enchantment . . . The
blue of the glacier . . . The blue of the sky . . . The blue in your heart . . .
The reality of conclusion . . .
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Through transforming . . . Stays