20 December 2016

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 a doorway

into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.

- Mary Oliver

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these words have given me cause to pause this week, and i want to remember that stir in my soul.

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