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" How It Happens”

The sky said I am watching
to see what you
can make out of nothing
I was looking up and I said
I thought you
were supposed to be doing that
the sky said Many
are clinging to that
I am giving you a chance
I was looking up and I said
I am the only chance I have
then the sky did not answer
and here we are
with our names for the days
the vast days that do not listen to us "

W.S. Merwin , The Moon Before Morning


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W.S. Merwin quote : How It Happens”<br /><br />The sky said I am watching<br />to see what you<br />can make out of nothing<br />I was looking up and I said<br />I thought you<br />were supposed to be doing that<br />the sky said Many<br />are clinging to that<br />I am giving you a chance<br />I was looking up and I said<br />I am the only chance I have<br />then the sky did not answer<br />and here we are<br />with our names for the days<br />the vast days that do not listen to us