Friday, July 1, 2011

For Mary

Comfort is not always possible.
Peace is not always possible.
Foot in front of foot infront of foor.
breath after breath after breath
is sufficient to abide in the dark.

5 comments:

  1. Wow, this is powerful and so needed, unfortunately, for parts of life that just don't seem doable. My husband calls this automatic pilot.

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  2. Thank you, Victoria.

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  3. Or curl up in a prayer shawl, ;-)

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  4. Beautifully expressed, Victoria. And yes, Willow, curling up in a prayer shawl is good too.

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  5. So beautiful. I love this wise and loving poem.

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