Saturday, April 12, 2008

National Poetry Month -- Praying


General Manager Linda's submitted the following poem by Mary Oliver, her favorite poet:


Praying

It doesn't have to be
the blue iris, it oculd 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.

This poem appears in Thirst published by Beacon Press in 2006.

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