My knees in the dirt, my heart at sea, the marigolds anointing. John-bellyful mangoes in bloom. Their petals, holy. Fragrant as the day
“Marigolds,” a Poem About Wonder | Safiya Sinclair | TED · TED
How native speakers pronounce “mangoes”
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My knees in the dirt, my heart at sea, the marigolds anointing. John-bellyful mangoes in bloom. Their petals, holy. Fragrant as the day
“Marigolds,” a Poem About Wonder | Safiya Sinclair | TED · TED
Example sentences
I had never been outside Nigeria. We didn't have snow, we ate mangoes, and we never talked about the weather,
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