In Blackwater Woods by Mary Oliver – Quote of the Week

Mary Oliver wrote a beautiful poem titled In Blackwater Woods. Read it in its entirety here:

Its closing lines are selected for the quote of the week:

To live in this world 

you must be able  to do three things: 

to love what is mortal; 

to hold it  against your bones knowing  your own life depends on it; 

and, when the time comes, to let it go, 

to let it go.