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Photo of an open book page. Heading: "THE SUN NEVER SAYS". Poem: "Even / After / All this time / The sun never says to the earth, / "You owe / Me." / Look / What happens / With a love like that, / It lights the / Whole / Sky." A small star ornament sits above the title.

The Sun Never Says You Owe Me

A photographed book page with the poem "The Sun Never Says," a reminder about giving without keeping score. A quiet, grown-up pick for Xennials who grew up with paperback poetry.

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Photo of an open book page. Heading: "THE SUN NEVER SAYS". Poem: "Even / After / All this time / The sun never says to the earth, / "You owe / Me." / Look / What happens / With a love like that, / It lights the / Whole / Sky." A small star ornament sits above the title.

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