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.
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.
ReplyDeleteI 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!
DeleteLove this so much...moma
ReplyDeleteI do too! I could read it every day...
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