Praying
It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try
to make them elaborate, this isn’t
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.
~Mary Oliver
which book? I haven't heard this one yet, but I have only read a few of her books.
ReplyDeleteyou know who gave me my first mary oliver book?
Betsy.
Which blows me away, because I see a lot of her in Mary Oliver's poetry.
Betsy, huh? I'm going to have to read more of her works. Wonder how Betsy came to know her?
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