Friday, May 18, 2012

The Gift is Balanced


The Gift is Balanced

Wendell Berry


Nothing
is given that is not
Taken, and nothing taken
That was not first gift.
The gift is balanced by
its total loss, and yet,
And yet the light breaks in,
Heaven seizing its moments
That are at once its own
and yours.

Source: Sabbaths 1998 VI

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