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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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Saturday, March 22, 2003
Babies
Mother and I went to Bellevue to shop for things for Brendan yesterday. There are such cute things for babies now, and so much has changed. It was fun looking around at them and asking questions. I'm thinking maybe my new job could be at Toys R Us since I'll need a discount. We're having a small family shower for Brian and Melissa tomorrow afternoon. Angela & Andy and Janelle & Butch are hosting it at Angela's and Andy's house in Bellevue. Their friends are giving them a shower tonight, and the women at Melissa's dojo are going to soon. I haven't heard when it's planned.
The weather is sunny and beautiful again but quite a bit cooler. It's as if pear trees, forsythia bushes, and redbuds burst forth overnight. Spring feels so hopeful and new. Having four seasons with changes involved in each illustrates the cycle of nature and life.
9:39:00 AM
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