Evidence
I.
Where do I live? If I had no
address, as many people
do not, I could nevertheless say that I lived in the
same town as the lilies of the field, and the still
waters.
do not, I could nevertheless say that I lived in the
same town as the lilies of the field, and the still
waters.
Spring, and all through the
neighborhood now there are
strong men tending flowers.
strong men tending flowers.
Beauty without purpose is
beauty without virtue. But
all beautiful things, inherently, have this function -
to excite the viewers toward sublime thought. Glory
to the world, that good teacher.
all beautiful things, inherently, have this function -
to excite the viewers toward sublime thought. Glory
to the world, that good teacher.
Among the swans there is
none called the least, or
the greatest.
the greatest.
I believe in kindness. Also
in mischief. Also in
singing, especially when singing is not necessarily
prescribed.
singing, especially when singing is not necessarily
prescribed.
As for the body, it is solid
and strong and curious
and full of detail; it wants to polish itself; it
wants to love another body; it is the only vessel in
the world that can hold, in a a mix of power and
sweetness: words, song, gesture, passion, ideas,
ingenuity, devotion, merriment, vanity, and virtue.
and full of detail; it wants to polish itself; it
wants to love another body; it is the only vessel in
the world that can hold, in a a mix of power and
sweetness: words, song, gesture, passion, ideas,
ingenuity, devotion, merriment, vanity, and virtue.
Keep some room in your heart
for the unimaginable.
~ Mary Oliver ~
(Evidence)
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