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mercifulserpent ([personal profile] mercifulserpent) wrote2008-07-26 11:04 am
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the uses of sorrow

Mary Oliver.
The Uses of Sorrow
(In my sleep I dreamed this poem)

Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.

It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.

[identity profile] freeslagg.livejournal.com 2008-07-28 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
+fav!

[identity profile] sassygurl.livejournal.com 2008-08-02 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
That is a beautiful poem.

[identity profile] polymexina.livejournal.com 2008-08-02 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
yeah, mary oliver is amazing.