what a long week this has been. i almost forgot it was april, national poetry month. in honor of my love of poetry, i'm going to post a favorite poem of mine each day. beginning with one of my favorite poets, naomi shihab nye, and her poem...
i love how her eyes twinkle. i also love this essay she wrote.
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who am i?
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- I don't know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? -from The Summer Day, by Mary Oliver
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