On the beach, at dawn;
four small stones clearly
hugging each other.
How many kinds of love
might there be in the the world,
and how many formations might they make
And who am I ever
to imagine I could know
such a marvelous business?
~ Mary Oliver from "On the Beach" in SWAN: POEMS AND PROSE POEMS
The wise work diligently without allegiance to words. They teach by doing, not by saying; they are genuinely helpful, not discriminating, positive, not possessive. They do not proclaim their accomplishments, and because they do not proclaim them, credit for them can never be taken away.
