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[envyoftheforest]

Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver

I thought the earth remembered me,
she took me back so tenderly,
arranging her dark skirts, her pockets
full of lichens and seeds.
I slept as never before, a stone on the river bed,
nothing between me and the white fire of the stars
but my thoughts, and they floated light as moths
among the branches of the perfect

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[molasses]

i love mary oliver

[envyoftheforest]

me too :)

[molasses]

hey,
made me think of you,
greeting card
http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.75644879.jpg

[envyoftheforest]

perfect. I think it is the kitten's mittens :)!

[trypanophobic34]

I like this! Mind if I add you?