As for life,
I’m humbled,
I’m without words
sufficient to say
how it has been hard as flint,
and soft as a spring pond,
both of these
and over and over …
~ Mary Oliver, “Long Afternoon at the Edge of Little Sister Pond”, in ‘Wild Geese’
Notes:
- Poem: Thank you Wild & Precious Life
- Photo: © jonė reed (via le-gardienne-des-ombres)
- Related Posts: “It’s Been a Long Day“
WMS (which works equally well for Mimi and Mary, both of whom I adore…)
Ah yes. Nice…Mimi and Mary – on same playing field.
Yep! 😀
You are gaining a following. See below.
Awwww, you are SO kind to give me a ‘plug’ and include a link to my website. Thank you, DK!!
without end. until it ends.
Donna what is WMS? Thank you. Dave, Mary Oliver, her words are great….
Donna is name of her blog. Lori is her name. WMS = What Mimi Says. Mimi is a friend and follower. Thanks Christie.
Thank you… 🙂
Thanks for asking. I was a little embarrassed to.
Lori has been kindly following along my posts from my early days. She is a free lance writer and a good one. Her website can be found here: http://www.writerloriferguson.com. Her newsletter can be found here: http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c5fa919cac5b99dff6168863a&id=1ee5f48855.
fantastic mary oliver…ahh…
I love this quote!
Both of these,
And over… and over…
Yes.