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This is Episode 17 of Poems to Live Well By.

Today's poem is "Beannacht" by John O'Donohue. It's O'Donohue's life-affirming variation on old Irish blessings, which could bring hope to a dark day.

You can read the poem here.

You can also hear the late poet read "Beannacht" himself here on the podcast of the On Being Project.

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Once Upon a Time by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/

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