letting go Tag

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World, Pat Schneider, Poetry, United States of America, Collection, Read More Women, Languages, English

Instructions for the Journey by Pat Schneider

By T.

601

"It’s easy to lose this tenderly / unfolding moment. Look for it / as if it were the first green blade / after a long winter."

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becoming, dawn, forgiveness, growth, journeys, letting go, poetry, self, tenderness, water, winter, world

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World, Jan Zwicky, Poetry, Collection, Read More Women, LGBTQIA+, Languages, English, Canada, Canadian

The Art of Fugue Part VI by Jan Zwicky

By T.

303

"The patterns of your life / repeat themselves until you listen. / Forgive this."

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beginnings, being human, body, courage, forgiveness, letting go, living, music, poetry

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World, Kim Addonizio, Poetry, United States of America, Collection, Read More Women, Languages, English

You with the Crack Running Through You by Kim Addonizio

By T.

370

"But isn’t it drafty at night, / alone in that canyon / with the wind of the mind / dragging its debris—"

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growth, letting go, loss, love, persistence, poetry, resilience, surviving, transformation

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World, Lucille Clifton, Poetry, United States of America, Collection, Read More Women, Black Poets, Languages, English

i am running into a new year by Lucille Clifton

By T.

442

"it will be hard to let go / of what i said to myself / about myself / when i was sixteen and / twenty-six and thirty-six / even thirty-six"

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change, forgiveness, growing old, journeys, joy, letting go, poetry, prayers, self, time, wisdom

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World, Galway Kinnell, Poetry, United States of America, Languages, English

Prayer by Galway Kinnell

By T.

25 December 2017

269

"Whatever happens. Whatever / what is is is what / I want."

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grace, holy, letting go, poetry, prayers, wanting, wisdom

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World, Mary Oliver, Poetry, United States of America, Collection, Read More Women, LGBTQIA+, Languages, English

I Ask Percy How I Should Live My Life by Mary Oliver

By T.

25 December 2012

400

"Love, love, love, says Percy. / And hurry as fast as you can"

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awe, being human, letting go, living, love, poetry, readalittlepoetry, tenderness

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World, Donald Hall, Poetry, United States of America, Languages, English

Affirmation by Donald Hall

By T.

270

"To grow old is to lose everything. / Aging, everybody knows it."

Tags:

existence, grief, growing old, letting go, loss, memory, poetry, readalittlepoetry, relationships, self, wounds

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