Friday, December 7, 2018
A Poem of Hope
The more I think about hope...the more I return to this beautiful poem by Jane Kenyon. I believe she sees a trace of God's grace in the beautiful ordinary of the every day. Perhaps that is where hope hangs out and hovers. Perhaps hope is there in the corner, waiting for us to notice that the course of our life dances with delight deep within as hope beckons us to come and play. In what ways does Kenyon's poem describe or define what hope might be in your life?
Otherwise by Jane Kenyon
I got out of bed
on two strong legs.
It might have been
otherwise. I ate
cereal, sweet
milk, ripe, flawless
peach. It might
have been otherwise.
I took the dog uphill
to the birch wood.
All morning I did
the work I love.
At noon I lay down
with my mate. It might
have been otherwise.
We ate dinner together
at a table with silver
candlesticks. It might
have been otherwise.
I slept in a bed
in a room with paintings
on the walls, and
planned another day
just like this day.
But one day, I know,
it will be otherwise.
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