When it’s over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
When it is over, I don’t want to wonder
if I have made of my life something particular, and real.
I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened,
or full of argument.
I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world.
I just popped over from The Quiet Country House to say hi. It was the Mary Oliver quote that pulled me in. I do enjoy her poems. Have a lovely day. Granny Marigold
Oh, I wish that were true for me. I routinely second guess my younger years, those words that flew from my mouth that I cannot recall, the shiny object I chased while ignoring the real treasures all around me. I can say I gave it my best shot, but I also wish we had second chances on some things.
Yes yes yes!
ReplyDeleteI just popped over from The Quiet Country House to say hi. It was the Mary Oliver quote that pulled me in. I do enjoy her poems. Have a lovely day. Granny Marigold
ReplyDeleteOh, I wish that were true for me. I routinely second guess my younger years, those words that flew from my mouth that I cannot recall, the shiny object I chased while ignoring the real treasures all around me. I can say I gave it my best shot, but I also wish we had second chances on some things.
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