Blesssing

RIC_2384-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Attention is love, what we must give

children, mothers, fathers, pets,

our friends, the news, the woes of others.

What we want to change we curse and then

pick up a tool. Bless whatever you can

with eyes and hands and tongue. If you

can’t bless it, get ready to make it new.

Marge Piercy, The art of blessing the day

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