Category Archives: paying attention

Rachel Carson: The Beauties and Mysteries of the Earth

Posted on May 27, 2019 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
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.?–? It is a curious situation that the sea, from…

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It May Not Be Perfect . . .

Posted on May 10, 2019 by randomyriad

Heather Havrilesky, from What If This Were Enough

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April Poem #3

Posted on April 7, 2019 by randomyriad

Remembering Forgetting   I From “Little Gidding“ Part V, stanza II   With the drawing of this Love and the voice of this calling We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to … Continue reading →

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April Poem #2

Posted on April 3, 2019 by randomyriad

End of the Day In the long evening of April through the cool light          Baille’s two sheep dogs sail down the lane like magpies for the flock a moment before he appears near the oaks   … Continue reading →

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Snowed In Monday

Posted on February 24, 2019 by randomyriad

Take it slowly, no rush. The snow will wait. Work will wait, Now that I have called. Eventually I will rouse myself and face the task of clearing the lazy snow from behind my car tires and crawl toward a … Continue reading →

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