I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.


"The Peace of Wild Things" in Green River Review, No. 1 (1968).

Wendell Berry Quotes

I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the...

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I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the...

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