But Perhaps God Needs the Longing

Describe symbolism in But Perhaps God Needs the Longing by Nelly Sachs

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The wreath is a circle without beginning and end. Birth and death are the cyclical representations of nature. Each birth must end in death, but the dead are not forgotten, according to Sachs, since they remain alive in memory.