A friend from work suggested I watch an interview that Oprah had with
Jon Kabat-Zinn and the interview was awesome. During their conversation,
the following poem was mentioned and all I can say is, “Wow”.
Very simple, yet profound. Enjoy.

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Love After Love

The time will come
when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.

~ by Derek Walcott ~

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11 Responses to “Love After Love”

1. A Voice From the Battlefield Says:
   July 9th, 2008 at 7:54 pm

   Very nice Thanks for sharing lady!

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2. Natasha Says:
   July 9th, 2008 at 9:31 pm

   Heya Z, you’re very welcome.

3. Barbara Swafford Says:
   July 9th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

   Hi Natasha,

   That is beautiful.

   Thanks for sharing a fantastic find.

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4. Natasha Says:
   July 10th, 2008 at 7:44 am

   Hey there Barbara, thanks for stopping by and you’re very welcome.

5. Ventress Says:
   July 13th, 2008 at 1:17 am

   Greetings, Natasha! Just navigated my way over here from a raw food site, found this awesome poem here, and experienced the grooviest deja vu!! This very poem was printed in the “Live Your Best Life” section of the 2004 March issue of O Magazine, and I was so touched by it then that I clipped and kept it (which is why I can so easily give the date)! Lovely, isn’t it?…Blessings, Ventress

6. Natasha Says:
   July 13th, 2008 at 8:46 am

   Hi Ventress, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by. Wow, very cool. Oprah did say that this is one of her favorite poems of all time, and it is fast becoming one of my favorites. Thanks again.

7. Bill Says:
   July 23rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm

   Stumbled my way here. Great poem. Fits the day I’m having

8. Webkinz Says:
   July 23rd, 2008 at 7:21 pm

   I read the poem and I have to say it was amazing. It really is simple, but very beautiful and makes perfect sense.

   Thanks for sharing that with everyone.

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9. Natasha Says:
   July 24th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

   Hi Bill and Webkinz, thanks for stopping by and glad you enjoyed the poem.

10. Passive Harry Says:
    July 31st, 2008 at 2:05 am

    “Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
    the photographs, the desperate notes,
    peel your own image from the mirror.”
    That is the most loving part and it is kinda fascination which will be a reality for me someday. Thanks for sharing such a nice poem.

11. rob Says:
    December 18th, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    Wow what a nice poem it is one of those that one wishes he wrote her self
    thanks for making it available

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