Poetry Friday
The Thing Is to love life, to love it evenwhen you have no stomach for itand everything you’ve held dearcrumbles like burnt paper in your hands,your throat filled with the silt of it.When… Continue reading
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Poetry Friday
The Thing Is to love life, to love it evenwhen you have no stomach for itand everything you’ve held dearcrumbles like burnt paper in your hands,your throat filled with the silt of it.When… Continue reading
Learning to let go
“To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when… Continue reading
Nothing exists except this
“Sorrow makes us all children again – destroys all differences of intellect. The wisest know nothing.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Nothing exists anymore for me outside of my mother’s hospital bed. The horizons… Continue reading
Ciseach
Thanks to Katie for reminding me to turn to the writings of the Celtic poet and philosopher, John O’ Donohue; in particular his last work before his untimely death, Benedictus: A Book of Blessings, has… Continue reading
When one person’s trash is another’s treasure
“One Person’s Trash” is a wonderful series of personal essays which appeared in Open Salon on the theme of spring cleaning…but with a twist. The stories reflect on objects that people can’t bring themselves to throw away. I was particularly… Continue reading
