Praying

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE BLUE IRIS,

IT COULD BE

WEEDS IN A VACANT LOT,

OR A FEW

SMALL STONES; JUST

PAY ATTENTION, THEN PATCH

A FEW WORDS TOGETHER

AND DON'T TRY

TO MAKE THEM ELABORATE,THIS ISN'T

A CONTEST BUT A DOORWAY

INTO THANKS,

AND A SILENCE IN WHICH

ANOTHER VOICE MAY SPEAK.

-Mary oliver