This dream the world is having about itselfincludes a trace on the plains of the Oregon trail, a groove in the grass my father showed us allone day while meadowlarks were trying to tellsomething better about to happen.

William Stafford
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This dream the world is having about itselfincludes a trace on the plains of the Oregon trail,a groove in the grass my father showed us allone day while meadowlarks were trying to tellsomething better about to happen. The poem deals with how we feel we are all connected and that we are all part of this bigger thing called life. This idea can be applied to our thoughts and actions as well as our relationships. We believe that we are important and that we will all be remembered for what we did in life.

Source: The Way It Is: New And Selected Poems

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