so here we go again, another poem by mary oliver. 

it's one of those with no title. but it starts with "just to be alive".

the background is my radio playing the station "classical fm" and it is christmas time. 
a beautiful time to be alive. 

a summer solstice time to change direction of ones life, just like the earth,
pausing and changing direction.

too, wintering  being a time of pause so shall i.

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