Is the Universe a Gift or a Prayer Answered?
I’m sharing some poetry by Paul Wittenberger that struck me with their beauty and depth and the questions they raise …
Category Archives: Nature
Tending Beauty in an Uncertain World
Like many of you, I struggle to balance myself in this uncertain world where the rule of law and so …
Nothing But Miracles in the Backyard & Beyond
This spring as I’m walking around the yard, capturing all the beauty I see on film, I’m reminded of Walt …
Once Upon a Time in America, Two Poems
At a time when we are all striving toward some optimism because the future looks so dark, I almost hate …
I Know Nothing But Miracles
Miracles by Walt Whitman Why, who makes much of a miracle?As to me I know of nothing else but miracles,Whether …
The Pieta & the Writer’s Palette
It’s been said that for the writer the blank page is our canvas and words our paint. But I don’t …
The Primordial Pleasure of Swimming
Now that the weather has warmed and heated our pool, Dale and I go swimming every afternoon. It’s not just …
Personification & The Interplay Between I and Other
The personification of nature and inanimate objects is age-old, something we humans have done as far back as we remember. …
Listen to the Trees, a Sermon from Hermann Hesse
I came across the following essay about “preacher trees” from Hermann Hesse and thought I’d share it with you along …
Birthing & Rebirthing, A Constant Becoming
When my granddaughter was born my heart fell apart and I became a new thing. We’re astounded again and again …
