“Suddenly I realize
That if I stepped out of my body I would break
Into blossom. ”
― Above the River: The Complete Poems
That if I stepped out of my body I would break
Into blossom. ”
― Above the River: The Complete Poems
“And then, when noon comes,
Each stranger
Has no room left in the light
Except for only his hands.
Here are mine. They are kind of skinny. May I have your
lovely trees?”
― Above the River: The Complete Poems
Each stranger
Has no room left in the light
Except for only his hands.
Here are mine. They are kind of skinny. May I have your
lovely trees?”
― Above the River: The Complete Poems
“...sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself...”
― Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
― Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
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