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Wild Geese

You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes...

A Wild, Holy Band by Hafiz

Your breath is a sacred clock, my dear – Why not use it keep time with God’s name?   And if your feet are ever mobile Upon this ancient drum, the earth, O do not let your precious moments Come to naught.   let your steps dance silently To the...

To Be of Use by Marge Piercy

The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. They seem to become natives of that element, the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half-submerged balls.   I love...