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Good morning!
It’s Friday. At long last, May has arrived.
I propose we let Mary Oliver usher us into this fresh new month with her poem, “Invitation.”
Oh do you have time
to linger
for just a little while
out of your busyand very important day
for the goldfinches
that have gathered
in a field of thistlesfor a musical battle,
to see who can sing
the highest note,
…