Each of us deserves to be forgiven, if only for
Our persistence in keeping our small boat afloat
When so many have gone down in the storm.
When so many have gone down in the storm.
~ From "Keeping Our Small Boat Afloat"
in Talking Into the Ear of a Donkey* by Robert Bly
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* Bly quoted the full poem in this recent interview at Minnesota Public Radio.
I profiled Bly, Minnesota's Poet Laureate, here. You'll find in my post a lengthy list of resources.
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What a humane, generous, and profound sentiment - and poem.
what a gift forgiveness is ...
I read this a few days ago and it continues to resonate.
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