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Jan 2025
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1282: Third Week of Ramadan by Sahar Rom...

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Today’s poem is Third Week of Ramadan by Sahar Romani. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.


In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem banishes any doubt that this is all a precious journey. It is a poem that points to a holy rite practiced the world over whose aim is purification and renewal.”


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