Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone?
~~~~~~Book of Job 38:4–7
I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.
~~~~~ Wallace Stevens
We must uncenter our minds from ourselves;
We must unhumanize our views a little, and become confident
As the rock and ocean that we were made from.
~~~~~~ Robinson Jeffries
Tell me, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone?
~~~~~~Book of Job 38:4–7
I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.
~~~~~ Wallace Stevens
We must uncenter our minds from ourselves;
We must unhumanize our views a little, and become confident
As the rock and ocean that we were made from.
~~~~~~ Robinson Jeffries
I don’t know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down
~~~~~~ Mary Oliver
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down
~~~~~~ Mary Oliver
