“I want to give myself
utterly
as this maple
that burned and burned
for three days without stinting
and then in two more
dropped off every leaf…”

excerpt from Jane Hirshfield’s “Lake and Maple”

“I want to know if you belong or feel
abandoned.
If you know despair or can see it in others.
I want to know
if you are prepared to live in the world
with its harsh need
to change you.”

excerpt from David Whyte’s “Self-Portrait”

“You see, I want a lot.
Perhaps I want everything:
the darkness that comes with every infinite fall
and the shivering blaze of every step up.”

excerpt from Rainer Maria Rilke’s “You See I Want a Lot”

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