{"id":690,"date":"2017-08-22T21:27:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T20:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuddhistcentre.com\/stories\/poetry-interviews\/?page_id=690"},"modified":"2023-10-16T00:38:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T23:38:27","slug":"advent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebuddhistcentre.com\/stories\/a-life-in-verse\/advent\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;POETRY HEADER&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.2&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|0||0|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|0||0|false|false&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;ADVENT&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Sangharakshita: A Life in Verse&#8221; 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He never will come now\u2019<br \/>I said, and sighed.<\/p>\n<p>I sat there musing and musing,<br \/>The spinning-wheel still at my side.<br \/>The moonlight came in through the window<br \/>White like a bride.<\/p>\n<p>As the clock struck twelve I heard nothing<br \/>But felt He had come and stayed<br \/>Waiting outside. 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