Also I wanted to be able to love And we all know how that one goes, don't we? Slowly - Mary Oliver

A dog can never tell you what she knows from the
smells of the world, but you know, watching her,
that you know
almost nothing.

So, be slow if you must, but let
the heart still play its true part.
Love still as once you loved, deeply
and without patience. Let God and the world
know you are grateful.That the gift has been given.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.