Monday's Mary Oliver- Making the house ready for the Lord

(I'm reposting this one, just because I love it so...)

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. I must have missed this one! I love it. I've quickly become a Mary Oliver fan. Thanks so much for introducing her to me.

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    1. I figured some folks might have missed it, and it's too good not to have read at least once. I'm delighted to have gotten to introduce you to a new poet!

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  2. Love this so much...moma

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