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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Thursday, July 04, 2002
Wimbledon
Hope you all had a good 4th of July. I've been watching Wimbledon some and also watched Gosford Park and Life As A House. Both excellent!!
I want to emphasize that I feel fine right now. This cancer isn't at a point where it makes me feel bad, just tired more than usual. Chemo will very likely make me feel worse than the cancer does. I've been reading a booklet the nurse gave me which says to eat no fresh fruits and vegetables and not to have fresh flowers and plants in the house. It didn't say anything about cats. Mother and Kathy look for any reason for me not to have them. They are so much alike about animals in the house. The booklet also said not to lift anything heavy, to wash my hands a lot, and to keep things clean. I've been doing other things, but cleaning and moving furniture are going to get done now. Next week is pretty booked up with my class, getting my teeth cleaned since I can't do that when chemo is going on (and I'm sure they'll find something else to do since he usually does), a hair cut, and other things. Guess it's good to get all that done while I can, but the cleaning has to be done or else! I can watch movies while I'm recuperating.
10:46:00 PM
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