Deal with strain daily

Deal with strain daily,
even as it arises.

It is wise to put out the flame of a candle
to prevent the fire that destroys.

For what is destroyed could have been holding in it
the whole of the world, all the stars and the sky,
all the unknown planets, far in the sky.

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Marianne Vincent

It seems like a lifetime ago. Someone who’d just met me said, “Your dharma is to be a writer.” I laughed it off. Now here I am, not wanting to do much else.