December 3rd, 2011 § 0
The Best of It
However carved up
or pared down we get,
we keep on making
the best of it as though
it doesn’t matter that
our acre’s down to
a square foot. As
though our garden
could be one bean
and we’d rejoice if
it flourishes, as
though one bean
could nourish us.
- Kay Ryan
October 25th, 2011 § 1
Look it Over
I leave behind even
my walking stick. My knife
is in my pocket, but that
I have forgot. I bring
no car, no cell phone,
no computer, no camera,
no CD player, no fax, no
TV, not even a book. I go
into the woods. I sit on
a log provided at no cost.
It is the earth I’ve come to,
the earth itself, sadly
abused by the stupidity
only humans are capable of
but, as ever, itself. Free.
A bargain! Get it while it lasts.
~Wendell Berry
January 12th, 2011 § 0
If each day falls
inside each night,
there exists a well
where clarity is imprisoned.We need to sit on the rim
of the well of darkness
and fish for fallen light
with patience.- Pablo Neruda (Chilean, 1904-1973)
December 27th, 2010 § 0
“Courage is rarely reckless or foolish, courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced.”
- Margaret Truman
