Thursday, October 17, 2013

from light to light: Ellis.

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~

1 comment:

  1. Lovely, Kris -- Mary Oliver is, I think, my favorite poet.

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