Monday's Mary Oliver- Making the House Ready for the Lord

 

Making the House Ready for the Lord

by Mary Oliver


Dear Lord, I have swept and I have washed but
still nothing is shining as it should be
for you. Under the sink, for example, is an
uproar of mice- it is the season of their
many children. What shall I do? And under the eaves
and through the walls the squirrels
have gnawed their ragged entrances- but it is the season
when they need shelter, so what shall I do? And
the racoon limps into the kitchen and opens the cupboard
while the dog snores, the cat hugs the pillow;
what shall I do? Beautiful is the new snow falling
in the yard and the fox who is staring boldly
up the path, to the door. And still I believe you will
come, Lord; you will, when I speak to the fox,
the sparrow, the lost dog, the shivering sea-goose, know
that really I am speaking to you whenever I say,
as I do all morning and afternoon: Come in,  Come in. 


Comments

  1. We had an eclipse picnic under the moon in our front yard. So we didn't see the total eclipse but still had the best time. So...a day late is fine with me. I love this poem.

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