Nerissa Keeps Her Mouth Shut Sometimes
September 23, 2004 Birthday of Ray Charles, John Coltraine, Ani DiFranco and Bruce Springsteen. “It’s a great morning,” Katryna said. “The polls show Kerry behind by just 3 points! And…
Hi all,
This came from my friend Sarah this morning. Enjoy!
Nerissa
Still, what I want in my life
Is to be willing
To be dazzled-
To cast aside the weight of facts
And maybe even
To float a little
Above this difficult world.
I want to believe I am looking
Into the white fire of a great mystery.
I want to believe that the imperfections are nothing
That the light is everything-that it is more than the sum
Of each flawed blossom rising and fading. And I do.
-Mary Oliver