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“