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Sometimes everything has to be enscribed across the heavens so you can find the one line already written inside you. Sometimes it takes a great sky to find that small, bright, and indescribable wedge of freedom in your own heart. David Whyte

Haiku: Simply Living

on January 8, 2018

Though memory charms
Rather live in the present
It’s less crowded here


21 responses to “Haiku: Simply Living

  1. jabrush1213 says:

    Very true poem on life, at least how I read it, on the small things and memories that matter.

  2. Oh, nice job with that last line! Happy new year.

  3. lauzlau says:

    A lovely reminder to stay in our spacious present 🙂

  4. memory is seductive when the present is so difficult

  5. This made me laugh with the bare truth of it!

  6. Christy B says:

    YES! Being in the present can be so much easier. Love this one ❤

  7. hbsuefred says:

    Yet another benefit of aging.

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