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"The Uses of Sorrow" by Mary Oliver

(In my sleep I dreamed this poem)

Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.

It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.

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[bookishgeek]

Gorgeous. I love Mary Oliver so very much.

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I don't know anything about her. tralfamadore posted this earlier and I was just blown away and had to repost.

-Tia

[reve119]

I really like this.

I also wish my dreams could be so profound, the ones I remember. Last night I prayed that I'd have a good dream (just to try, why not, especially since I don't seem to remember most dreams) and I dreamed that I had some really good ice cream. I woke up like, good enough, lol

[proceedcyclone]

Me too. tralfamadore posted it yesterday and I was so moved by it, I had to repost for posterity.

I rarely remember my dreams and the ones I do are almost always about work, sadly. For example, the last one I remember having was a couple weeks ago when I dreamed about not having enough chairs for STAR testing.

-Tia

[sonourous]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.

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tralfamadore posted it yesterday and I was so moved, I had to repost. I'm glad to see others are enjoying it, too. :)

-Tia