Starting here, what do you want to remember? How sunlight creeps along a shining floor? What scent of old wood hovers, what softened sound from outside fills…… Read more ““You reading this, be ready” – William Stafford”
Tag: poetry
Climbing Mountains
I’m a lot calmer now. There are so many times I wish I could be more in control of my environment. If I could only keep the…… Read more “Climbing Mountains”
Gerard Manley Hopkins – As kingfishers catch fire
I had to post this… it’s the original reference to what I mentioned in my last post. And the parallels are so wonderfully significant! As Kingfishers Catch…… Read more “Gerard Manley Hopkins – As kingfishers catch fire”
Holy Ones Take Flight
A poem from 2007: Birds afloat in air’s current, sacred breath? No, not breath of God, it seems, but God the air enveloping the whole globe of…… Read more “Holy Ones Take Flight”
Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front
by Wendell Berry Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die.…… Read more “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front”
