"A day that will live in infamy"
Poetry Sunday: Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver
How about we share another Mary Oliver poem? After all, you can never have too many of those. In this one, the poet seems to acknowledge that it is often hard to simply live in and enjoy the moment, perhaps because we are afraid it can't last. She urges us to give in to that moment and fully experience the joy. Although "much can never be redeemed, still, life has some possibility left." Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is no...
Now we will truly see if the Founding Fathers made a system strong enough to hold up against what is to come. Well quoted.
ReplyDeleteYes, the system that they put in place will be tested as it never has been before.
DeleteAmen........
ReplyDeleteThat sums it up, doesn't it?
DeleteToday I feel hope and anxiety in equal measure. Expect to feel that way for some time. My spirit is with the women marching. As usual the press yesterday reported on the little bit of violence instead of the groundswell of peaceful patriots. Here we go.
ReplyDeleteThe protests, not just here but around the world, are amazing. I can't march with them but I am certainly with them in spirit and support them every way that I can.
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