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The Poetry Box
It was a sunny Tuesday afternoon. I was practically giddy with excitement, having successfully installed my new, hand-crafted poetry box* in front of our house near Asheville, North Carolina. In the same way…
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“Wonders and Realities”
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” Rachel Carson
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Listen to the Trees
“The land is the real teacher. All we need as students is mindfulness.” Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Midwinter Walks
“Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.” Henry David Thoreau
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In Memory of Mary Oliver
“It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try…
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Beyond Words: The Aroma of Autumn
There is no better therapy than a walk in the woods as nature prepares itself for winter. Everything around me is gently drying, decaying, or settling into soil. Oh, the heady scents of…
