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A Hall

The road led straight to the temple.

Notre Dame, though not Gothic at all.

The huge doors were closed. I chose one on the side,

Not to the main building-to its left wing,

The one in green copper, worn into gaps below.

I pushed. Then it was revealed:

An astonishing large hall, in warm light.

Great statues of sitting women-goddesses,

In draped robes, marked it with a rhythm.

Color embraced me like the interior of a purple-brown flower

Of unheard-of size. I walked, liberated

From worries, pangs of conscience, and fears.

I knew I was there as one day I would be.

I woke up serene, thinking that this dream

Answers my question, often asked:

How is it when one passes the last threshold?

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Written by
Czeslaw Milosz
1911-2004 / Kedainiai/Lithuania
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