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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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Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Decades
Kelsey called me tonight to thank me for her birthday card I sent her. She's in the double digits now - 10! I told her it was interesting that she, her mother, and I all have birthdays this year that end in zero. Kathy isn't as thrilled with her number as Kelsey is with hers. Kelsey and I had a good conversation about the spelling bee she was in and what word she missed. She's a good speller. Out of the 500+ students in her school, over 100 of them were absent because of flu that is going around. Kelsey has it now and said her birthday party that was planned for Saturday has been postponed until next weekend. The reason I'm up now is because of indigestion, so I hope I'm not getting that flu. It keeps getting worse though. Nothing so far has helped.
Kelsey loves to learn about animals. She knows quite a lot about them - especially reptiles. She also likes to draw and write stories. All of them play softball and are on teams. They're well-rounded, active children. Grandchildren are great!
4:21:00 AM
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