Praying
I 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 the doorway into thanks,
and a silence in which another voice may speak.
~Mary Oliver
I 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 the doorway into thanks,
and a silence in which another voice may speak.
~Mary Oliver
What a beautiful quote Marilyn, and so true. Enjoy your week.
ReplyDeleteMary Oliver says it so well.
ReplyDeleteOooh, she is so wise.
ReplyDeleteI love her work -- and you find the best of it!
ReplyDeleteMary Oliver... she just has a way of saying things so true. "..the doorway into thanks," That's often how I think of prayer as being--a door to connection, or even love in action. This was lovely, Marilyn... love the photo too. :o) Happy Day ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and beautiful quote...
ReplyDeleteYes, Mary Oliver knows how to put things to right in her poetry - much of it is so perfect and certainly makes one pause and think.
ReplyDeleteHugs - Mary
I was praying outside just this afternoon (for seriously ill family and friends), and when I looked up, a beautiful yellow butterfly was right before me. Hmmm ...
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