Friday, July 28, 2023

Discover a Doorway into Thanks

 


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

Discover the simple today. Take a wander around the area. 

Notice what summer brings. Turn a stone over and find creatures that wriggle.

Listen to birdsong and neighborhood sounds. Which scents arrive on the breeze? Become aware of silence.

Turn a corner.

Do you find a "silence in which another voice may speak." Find the doorway into thanks.

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