September 18, 2012

Past

By Steve Hauptman

* * *

.

One day you finally knew

what you had to do,

and began,

though the voices

around you

kept shouting

their bad advice —

though the whole house

began to tremble

and you felt the old tug

at your ankles.

“Mend my life!”

each voice cried.

But you didn’t stop…

~ Watch the rest of The Journey by Mary Oliver, a video (2:37) by Glenda Miles, with music by Gandalf.

 

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