Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Swimming, One Day in August

It is time now, I said,

for the deepening and quieting of the spirit

among the flux of happenings.




Something had pestered me so much

I thought my heart would break.

I mean, the mechanical part.




I went down in the afternoon

to the sea

which held me, until I grew easy.




About tomorrow, who knows anything.

Except that it will be time, again,

for the deepening and quieting of the spirit.




Mary Oliver




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