What can I say that I have not said before?
So I'll say it again.
The leaf has a song in it.
Stone is the face of patience.
Inside the river there is an unfinished story
and you are somewhere in it
and it will never end until it ends.
So I'll say it again.
The leaf has a song in it.
Stone is the face of patience.
Inside the river there is an unfinished story
and you are somewhere in it
and it will never end until it ends.
Take your busy heart to the art museum and the
chamber of commerce
but take it also to the forest.
The song you heard singing in the leaf when you
were a child
is singing still.
I am of years lived, so far, seventy-four,
and the leaf is singing still.
chamber of commerce
but take it also to the forest.
The song you heard singing in the leaf when you
were a child
is singing still.
I am of years lived, so far, seventy-four,
and the leaf is singing still.
Mary Oliver
from her anthology - Swan
from her anthology - Swan
With thanks to The Beauty We Love
~
Photo - Mystic Meandering
Aspen leaf floating in a creek
Aspen leaf floating in a creek
Ah, another reminder to leave this computer and get out into nature...soon, dear Mary Oliver, and Mystic Meanderer...soon!
ReplyDeleteGo for it! :) With your "new" heart :) I'll bet you'll be fine...
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