Open Your Hands to the World
. Love Knot It’s too easy to just play it safe, to try and keep things quiet and serene. The spirit feels caged by such an attitude. Mary Oliver understands this. Spring This morning
two birds
fell down the side of the maple tree like a tuft of fire
a wheel of fire
a love knot out of control as they plunged through the air
pressed against each other
and I thought how I meant to live a quiet life
how I meant to live a life of mildness and meditation
tapping the careful