Singing the Sea & Cultivating the Mind of Winter
I was entranced by Wallace Stevens’ poem “The Idea of Order at Key West” when I first read it in …
Tag Archives: Nature
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 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 …
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 …
Photos & Poetry to Celebrate Earth Day
From “The Shape of Fire” by Theodore Roethke To have the whole air!—The light, the full sunComing down on the …
The Green Fuse that Drives the Flowers
The green fuse that Dylan Thomas wrote about in “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower” is …
Joy Not Shared, Dies Young
A lovely reminder from Anne Sexton to share our joys–the simple pleasures of life. So I’m sharing with you her …
Touching and Being Touched: The Rainforests of Costa Rica
The presence of the world is precisely the presence of its flesh to my flesh. –Maurice Merleau-Ponty, from The Visible …
Costa Rica: A Gem Among a Trail of Tears
How did Costa Rica escape the fate of its neighbors? How does this haven of democracy (devoid a standing army) …
