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The Peace of Wild Things

The Peace of Wild Things

A celebrated poem about finding peace in nature by Wendell Berry.

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  • Going Analog
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    “how truly beautiful nature helps you realize the smallness of you, and the vastness of peace in creation.”

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  • Mary
    Mary

    “May he rest in peace ❤️”

    141
  • Pam
    Pam

    “It brings me back to my core self, the one that knows how to heal and breathe”

    131
  • Suzanne
    Suzanne

    “Reading this poem instantly relaxes me. My shoulders un-hunch, my brow un-furrows.”

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    Miriam
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    Kelly P

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