As deep as I ever went into the forest
I came upon an old stone bench, very, very old,
and around it a clearing, and beyond that
trees taller and older than I had ever seen.
Such silence!
It really wasn’t so far from a town, but it seemed
all the clocks in the world had stopped counting.
So it was hard to suppose the usual rules applied.
Sometimes there’s only a hint, a possibility.
What’s magical, sometimes, has deeper roots
than reason.
I hope everyone knows that.
I sat on the bench, waiting for something.
An angel, perhaps.
Or dancers with the legs of goats.
No, I didn’t see either. But only, I think, because
I didn’t stay long enough.
– Mary Oliver, “Such Silence,” from Blue Horses
Sources: Poem – Thank you Whiskey River. Photo – Delta Breezes
Live & Learn 
Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
A beautiful Sunday morning!!
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It is!
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What’s magical, always, has deeper roots
than reason.
I too hope everyone knows that.
Can you imagine? Had she stayed long enough…
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Yes, and if had we?
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She offers the magical to us…
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She really does…
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Oh Mary, grateful for you who expresses the ineffable joy and magic of the forests. ❤
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She IS magic Peg.
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Leave room and space for the magic and it will come…usually when you least expect it….
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Let it flow…
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perfect.
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i LOVE Mary Oliver, David. Thank you.
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Me too Ann.
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Reblogged this on Bright, shiny objects! and commented:
I always stop to read Mary Oliver…
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Yes, we do have to wait a little longer.
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And some of us, much longer. 🙂
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The photo, reminds me of a quote I see when I go awalkin’:
“You haven’t seen a tree until you’ve seen its shadow from the sky.”,,,Amelia Earhart
I took some photos of trees and the bark of some big old timers, today..75 degrees & beautiful sunlight and sky…and coincidentally I read a very short article and then watched the accompanying, amazing video : http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/trees-can-form-bonds-old-couple-and-look-after-each-other.html I’d planned on leaving it as a reply to your former offering of the elderly man who loved trees and said goodby to those friends in his yard…
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Love the photo that opens the article.
75 F. Nice!
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Reblogged this on Jeff's Mind and commented:
Stunning in its simplicity
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Lots of love here. MAN that felt good!
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Smiling. Great!
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We don’t see the magic because we don’t sit long enough… ah yes 💛
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That, is truth (for me). Right there.
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