Tuesday, January 16, 2024

mary oliver: a thousand mornings: the gardener (poetry)

 


The Gardener

Have I lived enough?
Have I loved enough?
Have I considered Right Action enough, 
have I come to any conclusion?
Have I experienced happiness with sufficient gratitude?
Have I endured loneliness with grace?

I say this, or perhaps I'm just thinking it.
Actually, I probably think too much.

Then I step out into the garden,
where the gardener, who is said to be a simple man,
is tending his children, the roses.

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