do you believe it would be worth the trouble
to kill god
to see if that would straighten out the world?
Nicanor Parra
February
But, listen world, it is not carnival time. It is not mardi gras. The hearts are not light. There is absolutely no confetti to throw.
Kay Boyle
January
Oh to be alive in the world!
Alive in the world!
In love with the world in the world!
To be drunk in the presence of grace,
and alive in the world,
so very alive in the world!
Jim Gustafson
The Joy Triumphant