Thoughts for a Sunday morning

The Gardener - A Poem by Mary Oliver


Have I lived enough?

Have I loved enough?

Have I considered Right Action enough, have I
     come to any conclusion?

Have I experienced happiness with sufficient gratitude?

Have I endured loneliness with grace?


I say this, or perhaps I'm just thinking it.

     Actually, I probably think too  much.


Then I step out into the garden,

where the gardener, who is said to be a simple man,
     is tending his children, the roses.


From the book - A Thousand Mornings - Poems - Mary Oliver

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