A mole is in the garden. I am at the nursery buying flowers. It is Spring. Here are three poems to tickle the mind this…
Poems
A bee in winter travels into the new year finds open flower * * * Happy New Year, friends! I took an online haiku class…
My friend Mary Jo gave me a beautiful book of Christmas poems, and I’d love to share three of them this morning. Whatever else the…
For my friend who has suffered a profound loss, and for anyone lost… For the Interim Time by John O’Donohue When near the end of…
As we leave February behind, here are a few thoughts and photos from a chilly day at the beach. Also – just so you know…
I spent last weekend in my hometown. On the plane and in bed I read “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood, which I didn’t expect to…
The grass in my yard crunches underfoot, yellow as straw in some places. Pepper rouses small tornadoes of dust as she chases the squirrels. Yet…
On my best days I feel more gratitude and less worry. Often those are the days I’ve puttered around my yard, a good dog not…
Have you heard? Mary Oliver has died. The best beloved poet of our time? Yes. Maybe. But I’m sure – not only in my mind….