#williamstafford

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

“Trouble is busy elsewhere at the moment, it has / so much to do in the world.”

— William Stafford

[katelovessewing]

Vintage William Stafford Book, the Way It Is, Selected Poems, OOP Poetry Compilation, Hardback, Literature - Etsy

[dk-thrive]

Now I carry those days in a tiny box wherever I go. I open the lid like this and let the light glimpse and then glance away. There is a sigh like my breath when I do this. Some days I do this again and again.

— William Stafford, from “Remembering,” The Darkness Around Us Is Deep: Selected Poems, ed. Robert Bly (HarperPerennial, 1993) (via Alive on All Channels)

[kristinkaye]

Thank you for tagging New Hampshire!

For it is important that awake people be awake, or a breaking line may discourage them back to sleep; The signals we give—yes, no, maybe—should be clear: the darkness around us is deep. ~ William Stafford

[katelovessewing]

Vintage William Stafford Book, the Way It Is, Selected Poems, OOP Poetry Compilation, Hardback, Literature - Etsy

[katelovessewing]

Vintage William Stafford Book, the Way It Is, Selected Poems, OOP Poetry Compilation, Hardback, Literature - Etsy

[katelovessewing]

Vintage William Stafford Book, the Way It Is, Selected Poems, OOP Poetry Compilation, Hardback, Literature - Etsy

[katelovessewing]

Vintage William Stafford Book, the Way It Is, Selected Poems, OOP Poetry Compilation, Hardback, Literature - Etsy