DRAW  ME  AFTER  YOU;  LET  US  RUN

Song of Solomon 1:4

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BELIEVE US , THEY SAY,

IT IS A SERIOUS THING

JUST TO BE ALIVE 

ON THIS FRESH MORNING

IN THE BROKEN WORLD

Mary Oliver, Invitation

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AND  NOW  AT  LAST  I  GOT  A  GOOD  LOOK  AT  YOU

Ted Hughes, Birthday Letters

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WE'RE ALL JUST WALKING EACH OTHER HOME

Ram Dass

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blessing the boats (at St. Mary's) 

may the tide

that is entering even now

the lip of our understanding

carry you out

beyond the face of fear

may you kiss

the wind then turn from it

certain that it will

love your back     may you

open your eyes to water

water waving forever

and may you in your innocence

sail through this to that

Lucille Clifton 

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