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Maha's avatar

After having been away, to return to this is, as Mary Oliver would say, astonishing:

*Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it.*

Thank you. And the image is gorgeous.

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Sarah Howard Lapine's avatar

"and probably everything is possible."

I love the uncertainty in these lines because they make me think that yes, probably, if we recognize and nurture the potential in it all.

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Julie Dee's avatar

Love her writing. She really communes with nature and her surroundings. Comes though beautifully.

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Scuba Cat's avatar

I am watching the snow fall as I read this and hearing news of a winter storm watch. March is not Spring in South Dakota.

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storiestellr's avatar

I’ve only recently discovered Mary Oliver, and frankly, I’m amazed by how much I missed out. In the other hand: so much yet to discover!

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Dian Parker's avatar

Ah Spring, and we just got 2 feet of snow - everything is possible

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"The Major"'s avatar

I always want to be young enough to feel this "and probably

everything

is possible." Thank you it really pepped me up today

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Joe's avatar

This just transports me to a new world, a new consciousness, a place of enchantment, where new stars appear in the sky, the wind blows over the naked earth, where the earth and the moon become lovers.

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Ash Kilback's avatar

I feel the same reading this too, Joe!

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Maureen C. Berry's avatar

What a lovely Ode to Sunday morning. Thank you and namaste. 🙏🏻❤️

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Amber's avatar

love the choice of art

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"The Major"'s avatar

Whoa. "even the men who walked upon the moon

are lying content

by open windows" we all share the same love of that spring breeze

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Peter Borkowicz's avatar

The newt from that egg feels very down to earth, real and sensual. This not a Hallmark card but a beautiful connecttion to our changing world and beyond.

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Jamie Millard's avatar

Perfect

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Pages of Connor's avatar

Loved this!

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Luis A. Estable's avatar

This is a wonderful poem that celebrates the arrival of spring and sings of hope. The diction, no doubt, is poetic which makes this poem a pleasure to read.

You've done well here. Good read!

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