Thursday, August 25, 2022

Mary Oliver: Praying

Photo by Molly

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 a doorway

into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.
 
Mary Oliver
From Devotions: The Selected Poems
of Mary Oliver 
 

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