Sunday, December 4, 2011

good sunday morning.



Praying

It 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

4 comments:

Jeannine said...

One of my favorites (I have a lot of Mary Oliver favorites). ;)

Nancy said...

love this! i'm going to have to read more by mary oliver.

Sheryl said...

ok....i was going to say EXACTLY what Nancy said.

so instead i will say i really, really like this and i am gonna have to go lookin' for some mary oliver to read!

Jennifer said...

she brings me to tears sometimes, really.