Kathryn Oliver | The Way It Is -- William Stafford @festivalonearth | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
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There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.

Don’t ever let go of the thread. - William Stafford