
“to live in this world
you must be able
to do three things
to love what is mortal;
to hold it
against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go”
Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems, Volume One
Painting by Mark Boyle
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“and,when the time comes, to let it go, to let it go” This is the hardest thing…
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It is!
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Lovely poem. Look at the light glow in Boyle’s painting!
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Isn’t it beautiful; all his paintings are wonderful!
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This is beautiful!
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She always says the right things.
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I know. Mary Oliver: fabulous!
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Your posts have just been hitting me the right way lately. You’re an exceptional curator of words and images to evoke a feeling. Bravo, Book Keeper!
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Thank you StarNinja; I’m honoured. Thank you very much, and I’m glad you enjoy the words and images. I have them all written in blank books that I began when I was about 10 years old 🙂
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