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Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who make the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and crotchety - best preacher that ever was, dear star, that just happens to be where you are in the universe to keep us from ever-darkness, to ease us with warm touching, to hold us in the great hands of light - good morning, good morning, good morning, Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.
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Feb 1, 2016
Feb 1, 2016 at 8:55 AM UTC
Why I Wake Early - by Mary Oliver
Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who make the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and crotchety - best preacher that ever was, dear star, that just happens to be where you are in the universe to keep us from ever-darkness, to ease us with warm touching, to hold us in the great hands of light - good morning, good morning, good morning, Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.
Hello and Good Morning! : ) In my humble opinion, everything Mary Oliver has ever written is profound. This is one of my favorites. "to ease us with warm touching, to hold us in the great hands of light" Seriously? So, so good!
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Feb 1, 2016
Feb 1, 2016 at 8:55 AM UTC
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