The Summer Day, Mary Oliver
After reading a few sweet poems I had to have more, I've been missing it from my life. So I went to the used book store around the corner after I got off the bus of my tour of Jenolan Caves today and bought e.e. cummings selected poems 1923-1958. There, I found so much comfort in the memory of these poems that I have stored in my heart... "and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart. i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)"
The caves were beautiful... but the children on the tour with me... I could've strangled. Should we agree to just leave children under 8 in Disney World?
Although it made me laugh to remember my dad, and how the first time I learned of stalactites were with him, and he marveled at the caves. It is humbling to be so small amoungst something massive and inspiring. I get it now dad.
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