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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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Monday, May 07, 2007
Conversations
Someone from a car dealership in Nashville called this morning. I don't know how or why they managed to call me, but here's part of the conversation:
Car Guy: Are you in the market for a new car?
Me: No, not really.
CG: In the future?
Me: Well, it would have to be.
CG: (laughing) I guess that's right.
Brian called to let me know about Brendan's hair cut this weekend. He still gets nervous about them and requires preparation. He hates having hair fall in his face, so cutting the front is especially problematic. I've taken him for hair cuts and know how he feels about them. Brian got it cut pretty short for summer, and Terry also cut mine short last week - for summer, too, I suppose. I called to talk to Brendan this evening and ask about his hair cut which we discussed. Then I told him I got my hair cut, too. He asked, "Did you get a treat, Grammy?"
11:54:00 PM
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