Monday, November 22, 2010

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

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