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a call

            When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.

I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.

Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.

And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
"and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine.”
-----Mary Oliver
   

Taken on: November 19, 2012

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Camera: Canon PowerShot SX210 IS, f/4.0, 1/250 sec, 5mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	5mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery 6.0.6000.16386
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