29. roads

23. good

16. the day

15. the most

11. easy as

9. there

8. can of

5. more words

3. so now

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  some things are easy to say some things pretend to be difficult some things simply will not let themselves be said some things shouldn't be some things vanish in the saying some things just aren't true some things are more fragile than they should be some things need handles some things are the biggest lies some things sound like mirrors some things help you over a rough spot some things pat you on the back some things take a while some things have dark thick roots some things stand for people and their big plans some things aren't what they seem to be some things are broken some things exceed our puny expectations some things smell like the sun some things hurt when you aren't looking some things are younger some things are overconfident some things are not so wise as they sound some things forget they ever knew you some things get stuck in your throat some things sneak up on you and get you to cry or to laugh some things are very hard to hear some things pretend their misery is just like yours some things work very hard to get it right some things bob when you think they should weave some things stop some things die some things become other things over and over again some things are heavy and absurd some things won't let go some things are better left alone some things make you think too much some things think too much some things are simpler than dirt some things stand for hope some things have a knack for jumping or sleeping some things are easy to say


Whatever is unsure is possible, and life is bigger than flesh.

Wendell Berry
from "Testament"
in Collected Poems 1957-1982

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